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With close reference to the text, write about racism and prejudice in Maycomb showing why it is impossible for Tom Robinson to get a fair trial. In this essay I will prove why, “Tom (Robinson) was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth,” and what reasons there were for his unfair trial in the racist and prejudice Maycomb County. Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell and although of unconvincing evidence …

…not racist such as the judge did not have the power or the guts to defend Tom; it was all up to the jury’s decision. The racist attitude from all of the cultures of Maycomb, from the prim and proper ladies to the small and young minds of the children projected and predicted that it was impossible for Tom Robinson to obtain a fair trial unless, ‘the jury consisted of twelve 10 year old boys.’