To Kill a Mockingbird

chapter 17-19

What is the subtlety of Tom's predicament as Scout sees it?

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Scout sees that Tom had the audacity to feel sorry for a white girl. He tried to help Mayella but is falsely accused of rape. Tom simply cannot win this. The word of a white man, even if it's Bob Ewell, trumps the word of a black man.

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