After that, we continued our role play of Chapter 18. Here we find some shocking evidence. Tom's left hand is crippled! When Tom was young, he got his arm caught in one of the farming machines and it destroyed the muscles in his arm. It has been useless ever since.
This is a big twist for the case because now Mayella's testimony seems very unlikely. She said she was punched in her right eye and she was choked all around the neck with two hands. Because of Tom's condition, this can't be true. But because of the time period, because of the color of Tom's skin, he is still being put on trial.
You have to remember, this trial has nothing to do with logic, as most other cases we've talked about. Remember the Scottsboro Boys and Emmit Till. Did they do anything? No. And what happened to them? They were either murdered or put on trial for many years without an innocent verdict.
Cases like these are not far away from us either. The Charles Stuart case of the 1990's was a big deal that got all of Boston police searching for a black man who supposedly killed a white man's pregnant wife. Later, they realized, it was most likely the husband who killed her as he later jumped off the Tobin Bridge.
These crimes are an act of prejudice and, unfortunately, logic doesn't come into play. Prejudice still exists in every facet of this country, and the world, and, hopefully, with time, we will see the end of such a discriminatory and cruel injustice.
For Monday, we will read Chapter 19 and finally get to see and hear Tom's testimony, his side of the story. You're all in for a big surprise. Here are our actors:
Chapter 19 Role Play:
Tom Robinson 1: Christian,
Randy, Carl
Tom Robinson 2: Chaimae,
Oscar, Kyanna
Judge: Kevin, Jerry,
Yesli
Gilmer: Monica,
Sabrina, Rahim
Atticus: Janissa, Ashely
P., Carmela
Rehearse your lines and get ready to perform!
DEETS:
In-class:
--Morphology
--DEAR
--Grammar Quiz
--Chapter 18 Role Play
HW:
--Actors--rehearse your roles!
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