A Black man falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus defends him by proving the attacker must have been left-handed, conflicting with Tom's disabled left arm. Despite his testimony and lack of medical evidence for rape, the all-white jury convicts him. He is later shot and killed while supposedly escaping custody.
Bob Ewell falsely accuses Tom Robinson of a violent crime.
Jem observes Tom Robinson's trial from the segregated balcony.
Both characters are marginalized and feared by the town of Maycomb.
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