In the Chapter we meet the plaintiff Mr. Gilmer, and we learn his strategy so far. Atticus had to work hard and have a deep cross examination on Heck take while all Mr. Gilmer has to do is ask what happened the night of the arrest. Why is this? You probably already know the answer. Mr. Gilmer is using the town's ignorance to his advantage. He has no other way to win. He knows there's no proof. The only witnesses are the Ewell and there known to be a very dysfunctional family. There aren't any record of Mayella's injuries. So what does he have left. The biggest trump card there is, IGNORANCE. As long as he can keep the jury thinking that Tom might have done it then they will kill him. If Atticus does not completely prove that Tom didn't do it then it's over. As long as there is the possibility of rape then the jury will come to the decision to kill Tom. Gilmer probably feels like he's got it in the bag. There ignorance is his strength and as long as they are ignorant, he is strong. This shows that Atticus must win the case by showing that there is no evidence. That is the weak point in the case if can beat that then he can beat the system. But I predict that Mr. Gilmer might have another trick up his sleeve to play into the racism of the town. I think that Mr. Gilmer will have a backup if he's a good lawyer, and I bet that he is. Mr. Gilmer will become the worthiest opponent that Atticus has ever seen, or he will be terrible and the jury will want to kill tom anyway and it will create conflict. However, I want him to be a worthy opponent because I think that, that will make the book more interesting and add a whole new antagonist.
Reflections on Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from Blessed Trinity 8th graders.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Mr. Gilmer's Strategies
In the Chapter we meet the plaintiff Mr. Gilmer, and we learn his strategy so far. Atticus had to work hard and have a deep cross examination on Heck take while all Mr. Gilmer has to do is ask what happened the night of the arrest. Why is this? You probably already know the answer. Mr. Gilmer is using the town's ignorance to his advantage. He has no other way to win. He knows there's no proof. The only witnesses are the Ewell and there known to be a very dysfunctional family. There aren't any record of Mayella's injuries. So what does he have left. The biggest trump card there is, IGNORANCE. As long as he can keep the jury thinking that Tom might have done it then they will kill him. If Atticus does not completely prove that Tom didn't do it then it's over. As long as there is the possibility of rape then the jury will come to the decision to kill Tom. Gilmer probably feels like he's got it in the bag. There ignorance is his strength and as long as they are ignorant, he is strong. This shows that Atticus must win the case by showing that there is no evidence. That is the weak point in the case if can beat that then he can beat the system. But I predict that Mr. Gilmer might have another trick up his sleeve to play into the racism of the town. I think that Mr. Gilmer will have a backup if he's a good lawyer, and I bet that he is. Mr. Gilmer will become the worthiest opponent that Atticus has ever seen, or he will be terrible and the jury will want to kill tom anyway and it will create conflict. However, I want him to be a worthy opponent because I think that, that will make the book more interesting and add a whole new antagonist.
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I like how you gave your own analysis on the trial and how you said that ignorance will play a huge part in the case. I also like how you gave your own thoughts. You said that Mr. Gilmer will have a racist trick up his sleeve, which I totally agree with.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said you wanted Mr. Gilmer to be a worthy opponent towards Atticus. I however think that Mr. Gilmer, will take advantage of the all white jury, and will basically tell the jury that his client, Mr. Bob Ewell, is correct, and that Tom did rape Mayella.
ReplyDeleteMr. Gilmer doesn't do anything else but use "in your own words..." which I agree, is pretty much the only thing he can do. I think he knows that Tom Robinson probably didn't do it because of evidence. One, Bob doesn't even want to spend five dollars on his daughter after supposedly being raped, but is able to go to court to get an African American in trouble. Isn't right.
ReplyDeleteI loved when you said "Mr. Gilmer is using the town's ignorance to his advantage. He has no other way to win." He is not the smartest person that is in the book, so he wants to prove to everyone that he is worthy, but ends up making himself look more guilty.
ReplyDeleteMichael,I really did like your blog post. I liked how you exposed Mr. Gilmer for that he has no evidence and is only relying on the ignorance of the town. I think that Atticus is working really hard and is good at his cross examinations (See my blog post for more on this, yes I just shouted myself out I know).
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