Is Tom Robinson Guilty?

I do not believe that Tom is guilty because there is no way that Tom could be beat Mayella that badly on her right side with his crippled left arm. In addition, Bob and Mayella both have different stories about the same thing that happened even though they are on the same side, so they are likely lying. I do not think that Mayella has a single story about blacks in this situation, but is being motivated by society to say what she does. She is also motivated by the fact that she kissed him. She doesn't want anyone to know so she tries to get rid of him. She most likely lost her prejudices after how nicely she was treated by Tom, and that's why she found it okay to kiss him. Bob has the same prejudice as most everyone else, which is that black are liars that are nothing but trouble. This single story is dangerous to Tom because he could go to jail for it, and it is dangerous for the other blacks in Maycomb as well because they could be falsely accused and be killed or sent to jail as well. Atticus wants to disrupt this single story by showing how nice Tom is obvious it is that Tom is guilty to show that it isn't the black man, Tom, who is lying, but the white family, the Ewells. This would show that black people aren't always lying, and white people aren't always telling the truth. He could also show that blacks can be nice and aren't always mean and causing trouble. It was shown through people like Tom's employer that that single story wasn't going to affect their opinion. #Bobisguilty