Thomas Robinson is a 25-year-old black man who is accused of assaulting and raping Mayella Ewell. He is defended by Atticus Finch in his trial. As Atticus noticed, his left arm is "hardly nothing", because it was caught in a cotton gin at age 12, making it nearly impossible that he beat Mayella- her bruises were only on the right side of her face. He is polite, and frequently helps Mayella, and a few other characters from the book, out of compassion and kindness. He states during his testimony that he felt sorry for Mayella, shocking the jury, as it was unheard of that a black man could feel sorry for a white woman. It is eventually proven that he didn't commit any crime, but is still declared guilty by the white jury. Tom is killed when he tries to escape from prison, and was shot 17 times by guards. It is unknown if he actually did try to run away or was setup by the guards at the prison. He has three children with his wife, Helen. He also worked as a field worker for Link Deas, who tried to defend Tom in court. Even after the trial ended Toms' family continues to be persecuted by some of the more racist people in Maycomb County. Tom is in many ways like the mockingbird. He caused no harm in the story, yet ended up getting hurt anyways, much like the mockingbird that Miss Maudie Atkinson describes.
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