Why was tom robinson shot?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Tom 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.

Answer 3

Tom 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.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

He was shot by a deputy when he broke away and ran.

Answer 6

Because he tried to escape from prison Because he tried to escape from prison

Answer 7

at the end of the movie when he was running away from the cops.

Answer 8

he 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.