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Essay Archive - Catcher in the Rye: Letter to the Editor - An Unfair Trial
Catcher in the Rye: Letter to the Editor - An Unfair Trial
It came to my attention after reading the news yesterday, that a
man proven innocent was convicted of rape in Maycomb County just one week
ago. How could this be? If he was proven innocent, then how could the
jury possibly convict him? To put these questions to rest, I decided to
look more into it. I researched the town, the people, the jury, and the
defendant. The defendant (a man named Tom Robinson) is a black man. The
town, as I discovered, is primarily white, and most of the townspeople look
down on blacks, and....
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