Essay Archive - To Kill A Mockingbird: The Guilty Verdict and Consequences of the Trial
To Kill A Mockingbird: The Guilty Verdict and Consequences of the Trial
"Guilty" verdict has been reached in the trial of Tom Robinson. A jury of
twelve whites has reached a verdict that Tom Robinson, a black male, raped
Mayella Ewell, a white woman. The rendition of this verdict has brought to
a close a trial that has captured the news and stirred the emotions of this
town for several months. It somehow seems fitting that this trial, for a
most horrible crime, began during the winter months when all of nature is
dead, and has ended with the beginning ....
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