So a black man by the name of Tom Robinson was accused of raping a teenager by the name of Mayella Ewell and was found guilty, even though there was clear evidence that he never raped her and that it was her father, Mr.Ewell, who had beaten her and raped her after Tom Robinson what helping Mayella with work and she tried to make a move on Tom. I think that this shows how racist the south used to be, and how much they oppressed the black people even though they clearly are innocent.
This is just plain ridiculous, that if a black person was accused of a crime in the south, it was almost impossible to let them free and find them innocent of a case, that not one single person in the jury said that he was possibly innocent. This just shows how much they were oppressed and how wrong this is. What should have happened is that at least one person in the jury should have said that he was innocent, or the judge should have put his own voice into the case. This still happens today, with young black teens being shot for LOOKING like they have a gun but in reality only have a bag of skittles or aren't holding anything at all.
I love how you tied this in to what's happening today. I totally agree with your statement that at least one person in the jury should've put his own voice to the case but I think they were also probably scared of what would happen to them if they stood up for a black man because that was just the way of thinking back then.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I do think this relates to what happens in today's society. But, like Claire, I think that all of the jury men were way too afraid to go against society and speak up for Tom. I wish that could've happened, but in reality they would've been way too afraid to go against the common view.
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