Chapters 16 and 17

Today is the big trial. After those men tried to hurt Tom, I'm sure he is very nervous. I have noticed that the colored people are only allowed to watch the trial from the balcony. That's not very fair! It's time for the trial to start. Let's see how this goes!

They say that Tom is in trouble because he "raped" someone. I don't know what that  is, but poor Mayella has a bad bruise on her face! Atticus has a very convincing case. He says that Mayella lied! She lied about Tom raping her! She was just beaten by Bob Ewell! Atticus proved it because Bob is a lefty and Tom can't use his left arm!