Did Jem know Tom would be found guilty?
Jem is stunned. He slumps in his seat. He never thought Tom would be found guilty.
Why does the jury find Tom guilty?
Before Atticus even enters the court to defend Tom Robinson, he realizes that he has no chance of possibly winning the case. Atticus is well aware of the fact that the prejudiced white jury will find Tom Robinson guilty of assaulting and raping Mayella Ewell simply because she is white and Tom is black.
What does Jem do when he hears the verdict against Tom Robinson?
Jem is convinced that the jury will acquit Tom Robinson after the evidence Atticus presented. After the verdict, Jem leaves the courtroom stunned, angry, and crying.
Does Jem think Tom is innocent?
Crying tears of disappointment, Jem voices his opinion that a guilty verdict is not right. As the child of a lawyer, Jem bases his opinion of Tom’s innocence on facts and evidence. The guilty verdict forces Jem to consider that evidence and facts are not enough to overcome racism in Maycomb County.
How does Jem react to Tom Robinson’s verdict?
Immediately following Tom Robinson’s verdict, Jem bursts into tears and tells Atticus that it is not fair that the jury wrongly convicted an innocent man. In chapter 22, Jem asks his father how the jury could convict Tom and Atticus responds by telling him, “I don’t know, but they did it.
What does Jem learn about the jury system in Chapter 23?
What does Jem learn about the jury system in Chapter 23? Atticus tells Jem and Scout that because he made Ewell look like a fool, Ewell needed to get revenge. Jem and Atticus discuss the justice of executing men for rape. The subject then turns to jury trials and to how all twelve men could have convicted Tom.
What did Atticus tell Jem about the jury?
When Jem tells his father that they should do away with juries, Atticus tells his son that if the jury consisted of children then Tom Robinson would have been acquitted.
What does Tom Robinson Teach us about the jury system?
What does Tom Robinson teach us? Tom has taught Scout that the citizens of Maycomb may not really be the “best folks in the world” after all. Gilmer and the jury has also taught Scout about the racial bias that exists in her environment.