Tom Robinson
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Tom Robinson is a Black field hand in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," whose wrongful accusation of raping a white woman exposes the deep racial injustice of the American South in the 1930s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Robinson canonical | 9 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
assaulting Mayella Ewell
ⓘ
rape ⓘ |
| accuser |
Bob Ewell
ⓘ
Mayella Ewell ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | escape from prison ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hardworking
ⓘ
honest ⓘ kind ⓘ |
| community | Black community of Maycomb ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harper Lee ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Atticus Finch ⓘ |
| employer | Link Deas ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| firstPublicationAppearance |
To Kill a Mockingbird
ⓘ
surface form:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | unnamed children ⓘ |
| judge | Judge Taylor ⓘ |
| juryComposition | all-white jury ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | convicted of rape ⓘ |
| legalStatus | wrongfully accused ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shot while trying to escape ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for exposing systemic racism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | seen through Scout Finch’s narration ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| numberOfGunshots | seventeen ⓘ |
| occupation | field hand ⓘ |
| physicalDisability | crippled left arm ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Atticus Finch as client
ⓘ
Calpurnia as community member ⓘ Jem Finch as observer ⓘ Scout Finch as observer ⓘ |
| sentence | prison ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Maycomb County, Alabama ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Robinson ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
innocence destroyed by prejudice
ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ the mockingbird motif ⓘ |
| themeIn |
inequality before the law
ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ racism in the American South ⓘ |
| triedInCourt | Maycomb County courtroom ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.