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Tom Robinson is shot trying to escape from the prison. The prisoner guard said they were out in the exercise yard and Tom took off running toward the fence. The guards shot Tom 17 times in the back as he tried to climb over the fence. The guard told Atticus that if Tom had two good arms, he would have made it. They yelled at Tom to stop and shot several warning shots before they killed him. Atticus tells Calpurnia that he had tried to tell Tom that they had a good chance on apeal, but he guessed Tom had simply "gotten tired of the white man's" justice and tried to run away. The guard saying that he would have made it if he had two good arms shows that he is held back, or disabled by the arm, which symbolizes how he is held back, or disabled by his race. He is then persecuted because of his disability in both cases, one when he was convicted and the other when he was shot.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoTom Robinson was in jail after being accused of raping Mayella Ewell (even though there is no evidence that he did). One day in the athletic field of the jail he decided to make a run for it and tried to jump the fence of the prison. He was then shot down by with many bullets going through his body. People were saying that if he had 2 good arms he could have escaped.
Tom Robinson was shot because he was falsely convicted of raping a white woman in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence, Tom was found guilty due to racial prejudice and was shot while trying to escape from prison.
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∙ 11y agoTom was shot trying to escape the prison. It was during exercise time at the prison where Tom was staying when he charged through a blind rage and started climbing the fence. The guards told him to stop and fired some shots in the air, but Tom kept going so they shot him. Tom had 17 bullet holes in him and according to the guards, was moving so fast he would have made it if he had two good arms.
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∙ 11y agoHe was shot by a deputy when he broke away and ran.
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∙ 14y agoBecause he tried to escape from prison Because he tried to escape from prison
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∙ 14y agoat the end of the movie when he was running away from the cops.
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∙ 12y agohe tries to escape the prison after the trial and the guys in maycomb shoot a few too many times but they get the job done.
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Where was tom Robinson when he got shot?
Tom was fleeing from jail when he had gotten shot 17 times
Who kills Tom Robinson in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
When Tom Robinson was in jail he tried to climb the fence and run but was shot. They thought this was unusual because he was shot 17 times and died a painfull death. (probably because he was colored).
Is it unfair that Tom Robinson was shot?
yes because tom Robinson was innocent and was just seen to the cops as someone who was trying to escape the jail.
How many times was Tom Robinson in to kill a mockingbird shot?
Tom Robinson was shot 17 times before he was killed while attempting to escape from prison in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Who killed tom Robinson?
In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson was shot and killed while trying to escape from prison. The actual person who kills him is left ambiguous in the book.
How many times was tom Robinson shot by the prison guards?
He was shot 17 times. They shot him that many times because he was black and they didn't care if one shot would stop him from escaping the prison, they wanted to kill him.
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.
How old was Tom Robinson when he died?
Tom Robinson was 25 years old when he died. He was shot and killed while trying to escape from prison.
What testimony did each present in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Bob Ewell painted Tom Robinson as a black uncontrollable threat.Mayella Ewell lied and described Tom Robinson as a sexual beast and predator. The officer who was shot bravely stood up for Tom Robinson.
In To Kill a Mockingbird in what year does Tom Robinson get shot?
1935, a few weeks after the trial.
What happens once Tom Robinson is found guilty?
Tom Robinson was moved to a jail in Abbottsville and he tried to run away. As he tried to climb the fence, the guards shot him 17 times.
What happen to Tom Robinson after he was accused?
After he was sentenced he tried to escape the prison and was shot dead by the guards.
