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Tom Robinson. A 25-year-old black man whom Atticus defends in a court case against the Ewells. Bob Ewell claims that his daughter, Mayella, was raped by Tom. However, Tom is kind, a churchgoer, and a married father of three, as well as a beloved member of the black community in Maycomb and a good employee of Mr. Deas. Atticus makes the case ...
- Mayella Ewell
She accuses Tom Robinson of beating and raping her, though...
- Aunt Alexandra
Tom Robinson. Atticus ’s sister. She’s married, but Scout...
- Bob Ewell
In addition to harassing Helen Robinson and spitting in...
- Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
Tom Robinson. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose Character Analysis...
- Calpurnia
Calpurnia - Tom Robinson Character Analysis in To Kill a...
- Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Mr. Dolphus Raymond - Tom Robinson Character Analysis in To...
- Atticus Finch
Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save...
- Miss Stephanie Crawford
The Maycomb gossip. She’s a good Maycomb lady in that she’s...
- Mayella Ewell
Tom Robinson Character Analysis. Tom Robinson is the client whom Atticus must defend in court: a young Black man accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell, a white girl. While he is the central topic of the town’s gossip prior to the trial, there are a number of details about him that go unmentioned until he is testifying on the witness stand.
- Scout Finch. The narrator and protagonist of the story. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb.
- Atticus Finch. Scout and Jem’s father, a lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family. A widower with a dry sense of humor, Atticus has instilled in his children his strong sense of morality and justice.
- Jem Finch. Scout’s brother and constant playmate at the beginning of the story. Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch is something of a typical American boy, refusing to back down from dares and fantasizing about playing football.
- Arthur “Boo” Radley. A recluse who never sets foot outside his house, Boo dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill. He is a powerful symbol of goodness swathed in an initial shroud of creepiness, leaving little presents for Scout and Jem and emerging at an opportune moment to save the children.
Tom Robinson was born into a middle-class family in Cambridge on 1 June 1950. [2] He attended Friends' School, Saffron Walden, a co-ed privately funded Quaker school, between 1961 and 1967. He played guitar in a trio at school called The Inquisition. Robinson has two brothers, Matthew (a former BBC executive producer) and George, and a sister ...
Tom Robinson's name comes up long before he appears in person, but the main issue setting tongues wagging isn't whether Tom is innocent or guilty, but Atticus's resolve to give him a good defense. Tom himself is basically absent from these debates, which assume either that he's guilty or that, regardless of his guilt or innocence, he should be punished for getting anywhere near Mayella.
4 days ago · When Tom Robinson, one of the town’s Black residents, is falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a young white woman, Atticus agrees to defend him despite threats from the community. Although Atticus presents a defense that gives a more plausible interpretation of the evidence—that Mayella was attacked by her father, Bob Ewell—Tom is convicted.
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The character of Tom Robinson, like Boo Radley, is not explored in great depth. However, a large proportion of Part Two is concerned with Tom's story, and he is crucial in developing the overall themes and symbols of the novel. Both he and Boo, it can be argued, are the mockingbirds of the novel.
