How Did Tom Robinson Die In To Kill A Mockingbird

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“Tom’s dead”(24.239). After the jury crumbles under the societal pressure, Tom Robinson tries to change his fate by escaping. Unfortunately, his escape did not go as planned and was shot seventeen times.“What was one Negro, more or less, among two hundred of ‘em? He wasn’t Tom to them, he was an escaping prisoner.”(24.239). Atticus's’ explanation of why Tom was shot shows how little the people of Maycomb actually care for people in general. To be able to shoot someone seventeen times takes a lot of hatred and patience, especially using guns in those times.
Tom's escape attempt seems crazy - running across a football-field sized prison yard to climb a fence (not to mention with his broken arm) in broad daylight with several armed guards watching