Tom Robinson Trial Research Paper

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The Tom Robinson Trial is an important part in the evolution of Scout's perspective and helps her to understand racial prejudice, racism and courage. Lee evokes a metaphor, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” which explains that Atticus knows it is most likely for the prejudice in Maycomb leading Tom Robinson’s case to be guilty, it is worth trying to prove the truth and that Tom is innocent. Atticus telling this to Scout is to make her more accepting of others and have the courage to be different. Tom Robinson, an African-American man, makes the mistake of feeling empathy for Mayella Ewells, which is the ultimate mistake that could have happened in the town of Maycomb. The