When Tom Robinson admits that he felt pity for Mayella Ewell, the reaction of the observers in the courtroom is _____. sympathetic angry confused uninterested
because by feeling "pity" for a white woman, people assume that he (a black man) is putting himself above white race. and at the time was supposed to be the opposite.
He felt sorry for Mayella, which automatically puts him above her, being unacceptable because at this time the white race was always above the black ones. Which was enough crime to convict him for.
