Tom Robinson ran for the fence in "To Kill a Mockingbird" because he was wrongly convicted of a crime he did not commit, and knowing he had no chance of fair treatment, tried to escape to avoid being harmed or killed.
If you mean 'shot', Tom begun to run away and to climb over a fence, the guards then shot him as he was trying to run away.
In "To Kill A Mockingbird," Tom Robinson gives up all hope for acquittal for a crime he did not commit. As a result, he attempts to escape by running toward a fence in a well lighted area, in full view of the guards. It implies the possibility that Tom wanted to die.
Brock Peters played Tom Robinson in the 1962 film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson died when he tried climbing the prison fence and was shot 17 times by the guards.In the movie, Tom Robinson tried escaping when they were taking him to jail and the policeman had "bad aim" and ended up killing him instead of supposedly trying to wound him.
When Tom Robinson was in jail he tried to climb the fence and run but was shot. They thought this was unusual because he was shot 17 times and died a painfull death. (probably because he was colored).
Mayella Ewell accused Tom Robinson of raping her in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, it's said that it's a sin to kill a mockingbird due to its innocence. Tom Robinson is like a mockingbird because he was innocent of hurting others.
Tom Robinson does not lose his wife in To Kill a Mockingbird. Helen Robinson outlives Tom.
he symbolizes the mockingbird
Arthur Radley and Tom Robinson both had mockingbird characteristics.
Tom's boss is Mr. Link Deas.
Tom Robinson, a black man, was shot and killed while trying to escape from prison in Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. He was shot multiple times by prison guards during his attempt to flee, which resulted in his tragic death.