To Kill a Mockingbird

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in chapter 25, comment on the idea that Tom's death was "typical."

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The white prejudice keeps going even after a trial where everyone discovered the irrefutable truth of Tom's innocence. Tom, seeing no way out of a bigoted justice system, runs away from prison and is shot. Many whites in Maycomb thought it typical for a black man to try and escape justice. They are able to justify their shame and bigotry by saying this.