Chapter 20

In chapter 20 Atticus gave his colsing statement which I believed shocked everybody. The closing statement that reflected what Atticus was trying to get across to everyone the whole trial, he stated that Tom Robinson was innocent, he also stated that Mayella shouldn't blame Tom for something that her dad did to her - what I mean by that is Mayella shouldn't blame Tom for something that Mr. Ewelle did to her. Also in this chapter Tom Robinson is convicted on being guilty of the rape charge. Everyone is shocked and so is Jem.. he is the one to start crying and that's really not Jems character. Jem starts to cry because, he thinks that Tom Robinson is innocent and he believes that he shouldn't be convicted of something he didnt do. The closing statement in this chapter was the most powerful thing I think happened. Atticus must have put lots of thought and effort into it. Atticus and Tom sure would have won if the jury didnt already have their mind set up, but Attius tried his best and that's all that matters .





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