The issue of Tom Robinson's left arm is first mentioned in Chapter 18, Page 1. This is when Tome reveals that his left arm is 1 foot shorter that his right arm and his left hand is shriveled because it was caught in a cotton gin when he was young.
He got it stuck in a cotton gin. And all of his muscles were strained, and couldn't move his left arm at all. It was completely paralyzed.
In to kill a mockingbird, Tom Robinson lost his arm at age 12 in Mr. Dolphus Raymond's cotton gin.
Jem broke his arm while escaping from Bob Ewell in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jim Finch (more commonly known as Jem) broke his arm during the attack by Bob Ewell in the woods while he was walking home with his sister Scout. Boo Radley came to their rescue, ultimately saving their lives.
A plot that ends with the beginning. To Kill a Mockingbird has a flashback plot, because it ends with Jem breaking his arm, and the story begins with Jem breaking his arm. The Outsiders also has a flashback plot, because it ends with them writing the beginning of the story.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Tom Robinson's handicap is a crippled left arm due to an accident involving a cotton gin. This physical disability is a significant aspect of his character and plays a role in the trial.
Symbols for Jem in "To Kill a Mockingbird" include his broken arm symbolizing his loss of innocence and changing perspective on society, the mockingbird as a symbol of his empathy and compassion towards others, and the treehouse as a symbol of his childhood innocence and bond with Scout.
Um... It's basically narrarated by Scout who reminisces about how Jem got his arm broken. Read it yourself.
In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," the character Atticus Finch mentions that Tom Robinson's left arm is crippled from a cotton gin accident when he was a child. This detail is significant to the story as it helps to shape the prejudice and discrimination faced by Tom Robinson in the racially charged setting of Maycomb.
At age 12 in "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jem suffers a physical and emotional attack from Bob Ewell while protecting his sister Scout. He breaks his arm in the scuffle, but ultimately survives the incident.
Ch. 1: "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow... His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right; when he stood or walked, the back of his hand was at right angles to his body, his thumb parallel to his thigh."How it happened is detailed in chapter 28.
In the last part of the story, Mr. Ewell follows Jem and Scout home when Scout is wearing a Halloween costume. Ewell attacks Jem, but Ewell intends to hurt Scout as payback to Atticus. When Ewell throws Jem about, Jem breaks his arm-- but that is not known until Bo carries Jem to the house and Atticus calls a doctor.