The Jury (Ch21-25)
In this section, we hear that the jury takes a long time to deliberate. I found this quite odd and profound for a few reasons; the main reason is the fact that Tom Robinson is black and I believe that the normal outcome or this would be a quick guilty verdict. The children came back expecting the jury to have finished deliberation. This was not what happened. Jem was confident, however I was not. Although Atticus is one of the best lawyers in Maycomb and white, the prejudice and ignorance of Maycomb and this era was too much for a innocent verdict. We learn that Tom Robinson is convicted of r*pe and was transferred to a prison further away. Rape is a high offence in Alabama and Tom would get the electric chair if he did not get pardoned.
I find the electric chair a high price to pay for r*pe, especially for an INNOCENT man. Tom Robinson tried to escape which I did not expect. I think this was a foolish move as now he is dead anyways. I think he was scared and upset that the U.S. legal system failed him due to its ignorance and prejudice of the era.
The U.S. Legal system is nowhere near perfect, even today. Our legal system has improved over time but there is still room for improvement in my eyes. Bob Ewell is one person I harshly dislike in this book. He is rather rude, ignorant, and prejudiced. He doesn’t seem to care about anyone (especially Tom) besides himself and possibly his daughter. I find this man to be very selfish. Atticus, of course, is nothing like this. Atticus isn’t biased nor prejudiced. Atticus is one of the only real men I have seen in this book so far. Boo Radley may be another of the real men and I hope to see more of Boo in the remainder of the story.
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I totally agree with you! I was really hoping that the time the jury took to deliberate would make them change their minds and make Tom innocent. Tom doesn’t deserve the punishment that would’ve been given to him. Why couldn’t the people of the jury have more sense and take a stand to make Tom innocent. An innocent man shouldn’t be convicted, the one who should be convicted is Bob Ewell. I can’t stand him in this book, he has no right to be acting rude to all the other characters in this book.
I was so surprised that Tom actually tried to escape. I believed that if he stuck it out, sooner or later, he would’ve been sent free.
One of my favorite characters in the book is Atticus. At first I thought that he was a distant father and was very strict. I’m proved to be wrong. Atticus is a really caring father and he teaches his children life long lessons. I believe his judgment on them has made Jem and Scout become some of the best children in Maycomb County.
Hopefully Tom, even though he died, will still be proven innocent in the end.
Great post Shane!!! :]]
Very well written and there’s a lot of thought put into it.