What were some of Tom Robinsons quotes in to kill a mockingbird?

Answer 1

Scout talks about Tom Robinson's death by saying that, "Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed." Scout also notices that very few people were interested in his death.

Answer 2

When Tom Robinson dies they explain his death by being shot 17 times. That sounds insignificant but is extremely important. How many shots would it have taken to stop him? How many would it have taken to kill him? But to shoot him 17 times shows that they wanted to make sure he was dead. The racist people of Maycomb wanted to have an excuse to kill him, for his supposed rape of Mayella Ewell.

There is also a motif in the book of "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" - it's a sin to kill something that is completely innocent. Tom Robinson symbolizes a mockingbird. In a quote a little later in the book, Scout is explaining about an article Mr. Underwood wrote, in which he said that he figured it was a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping. He likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of Songbirds by hunters and children.

Answer 3

Tom Robinson seems to be an invisible character for the first part of the story but begins to appear the night that the mob comes to lynch him and he overhears their confrontation with Atticus. The majority of Tom's quotes come at different times during the trial: 1. "Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more'n the rest of 'em-"; 2. "Mr. Finch, I tried. I tried to 'thout bein' ugly to her. I didn't wanta be ugly, I didn't wanta push her or nothin'."

Answer 4

This is not a question!!!! What is tom robinsons death in chapter 25?????????????????

in chapter 24 Attius says "They shot him. He was running. It was during their exercise period. They said he just broke into a blind raving charge at the fence and started climbing over. Right in front of them."

gosh be a dick about it. good answer though

Answer 5

In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson died when he tried climbing the prison fence and was shot 17 times by the guards.

In the movie, Tom Robinson tried escaping when they were taking him to jail and the policeman had "bad aim" and ended up killing him instead of supposedly trying to wound him.

Answer 6

Mr. Underwood