Tom Robinson is a central character in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird and its film adaptation, a Black man falsely accused of r@p1ng a white woman, Mayella Ewell, in 1930s Alabama, whose trial is defended by Atticus Finch and exposes the town's deep-seated racism, ultimately leading to his tragic death. He is portrayed as a kind, hardworking man with a crippled left arm, making the accusation physically impossible, yet he is convicted by an all-white jury, symbolizing the injustice.