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He got it caught in a cotton gin, caught it in Mr. Dolphus Raymond's cotton gin when he was a boy... like to bled to death...tore all the muscles loose from his bones-''
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Tom Robinson did not have his arm cut off. He was wrongly accused of assaulting a white woman in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, but the injury to his arm was a result of a cotton gin accident years before the events of the novel.
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What is wrong with toms arm?
Tom Robinsons arm was crippled because all of the muscle was ripped off of it when he was younger and working in the cotton field.
How does tom get hurt?
Tom Robinson's left arm is useless. It was caught in a cotton gin when he was 12 years old and part of the arm was ripped off.
What was Tom's disability in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and why was it important to his defense?
Tom's left arm been caught in a machine when he was a boy and was rendered useless. Therefore he could not have strangle the girl he was accused of raping because the marks where clearly made by both hands on either side of the neck.Tom Robinson's handicap is that he has a partial right arm. Most of his right arm was cut off in an accident, where the machine that caused the accident stripped all of the muscle from his right arm. His right arm can no longer move, so Tom uses his left arm.
Which arm of tom Robinson was injured in to kill a mockingbird?
Tom Robinson's left arm was injured and rendered useless in "To Kill a Mockingbird".
When do the children learn about tom robninsons left arm?
The children learn that Tom Robinson's left arm is useless to him, as it was caught in a cotton gin, and tore out all of the muscle in that arm.
What happened to Tom from Bob and Tom?
Her tv news job didn't like her participation on the Bob and Tom show.
Did Tom Kaulitz break his arm?
Yes! tom has actually broken his arm three times. Its unknown how, but the one thime was from when he was skateboarding a cupple of years ago!
What are tom delonge's tattoos?
tom has some buildings on his left peck and it goes down his whole left arm. theres an alien spaceship shooting a laser on the side of his left arm(bicep)..stars around his wrist
What former NFL player had one arm?
Tom Dempsey
What page number did it say tom got his arm stuck in a cotton gin?
The description of Tom getting his arm stuck in a cotton gin is on page 15 in the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
What is particular about tom which would lead one to believe Tom could not have grabbed the girl and beaten and raped her simultaneously?
Tom's left hand was cut off. Or he didn't really have a left hand, so he couldn't have grabbed, beaten and raped the girl Mayella.
How and why is tom Robinson killed?
Tom was escaping prison, and they shot him. If he didn't have his messed up arm, he would have escaped.
