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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.
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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.
Tom's left arm was crippled because when he was 12, it got stuck in a cotton gin. Which caused for all the muscles to be pulled out of its sockets.
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.
A surgeon amputates Gavin's arm in page 118
In to kill a mockingbird, Tom Robinson lost his arm at age 12 in Mr. Dolphus Raymond's cotton gin.
If you are talking about the guy getting his arm stuck under a bouldour and having to cut it off the that movies called '127 hours'.
Tom's left arm was seriously injured in a cotton gin accident when he was a boy. The muscles were all torn loose, so it is about a foot shorter than his strong right arm, and is essentially useless to him.It was caught in a cotton gin at age 12.
A used lancet can hurt you. Whether or not you used it, if someone else did and then you were stuck in the arm, if they have a disease, this can hurt you.
Most people do.
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.