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Reverend Sykes explains to Jem that Tom had severely injured his arm as a child. It may be he was working as a child laborer. As a boy, Tom's arm had been caught in Dolphus Raymond's cotton gin ...
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, a black man, has been accused of attacking and raping Mayella Ewell (a poor white woman and the daughter of the town drunk). Atticus is appointed to defend ...
Tom Robinson Character Analysis. Tom Robinson is the client whom Atticus must defend in court: a young Black man accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell, a white girl. While he is the central topic of the town’s gossip prior to the trial, there are a number of details about him that go unmentioned until he is testifying on the witness stand.
Quick answer: In To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson's left arm is described as "fully twelve inches shorter than his right, and hung dead at his side." The arm ends in a "small shriveled hand ...
Tom Robinson Character Analysis. A 25-year-old black man whom Atticus defends in a court case against the Ewells. Bob Ewell claims that his daughter, Mayella, was raped by Tom. However, Tom is kind, a churchgoer, and a married father of three, as well as a beloved member of the black community in Maycomb and a good employee of Mr. Deas. Atticus ...
Summary: Chapter 18. The trial continues, with the whole town glued to the proceedings. Mayella, who testifies next, is a reasonably clean—by the Ewells’ standards—and obviously terrified nineteen-year-old girl. She says that she called Tom Robinson inside the fence that evening and offered him a nickel to break up a dresser for her, and ...
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Oct 22, 2012 · Answers 1. Add Yours. Answered by jill d #170087 11 years ago 10/22/2012 3:04 PM. Tom got his arm caught up in a cotton gin when he was a teenager.
