TKAM# 7

Perspective: Atticus

Well I sure have put a good fight with Tom's case. Today when I was defending Tom I to stripped down naked because I was feeling pretty hot. I saw Mr. Dolphus Raymond talking to someone outside of the court house, but I couldn't see their head.

During the case Calpurnia came in holding a note in her hand to give to me, it said that Jem and Scout was missing, and Mr. Underwood stood up and told me that they were in the back of the balcony the whole time. I was furious because they were supposed to stay at home. The jury is starting to make the verdict and so far they are all saying that Tom is guilty. A huge failing feel just hit my stomach because I knew that we were going to lose, so I walked out of the court room and looked up as the African Americans stood up to honor me, I know that I made them proud.The black community stopped by out house and dropped off some food and goods.

I had went back to the court house and found out that Tom wasn't guilty, but wasn't quite innocent either. When I returned home I found out that Tom had been shot 17 times and Alexandra was even sad. They said that he was trying to escape the jail and they shot him. I understand why they shot him, nut they shouldn't have shot him that many times. It would have been a little better if they had kept him alive. Another innocent African American killed for nothing.