First of all, the greatest moment that captures your idea
about Tom Robinson has to be when at the end of 18 Atticus asks him to stand. It is
revealed that his left arm is a full 12 inches shorter than his
right.
Every white person in that courtroom knew at that
moment Tom was not completely whole. Before that moment, they only saw him as a black
man. Upon the sight of his arm, after Atticus proved that the man who hurt Mayella had
to have led EXCLUSIVELY with his left, the reality of the case is revealed and everyone
knows it.
Use the last couple of paragraphs of 18 to help
you pick some good quotes and imagine how that audience might have
felt!
I think when the white folks hear the verdict, they
know that race is what determined it. They knew Tom was human and deserved a different
verdict.
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