Does Jem feel that Tom Robinson is guilty or innocent?

Jem feels that Tom Robinson is innocent. Throughout the trial, Jem is rooting for Tom Robinson, and when Bob Ewell proves that he is left-handed, Jem says, "We've got him." (Lee 238) Following Atticus' closing speech, Jem approaches his father and says, "We've won, haven't we?" Before the verdict is read, Jem tells Reverend Sykes that there is no way Tom will lose this case based off the evidence. It is clear to Jem that...

Jem feels that Tom Robinson is innocent. Throughout the trial, Jem is rooting for Tom Robinson, and when Bob Ewell proves that he is left-handed, Jem says, "We've got him." (Lee 238) Following Atticus' closing speech, Jem approaches his father and says, "We've won, haven't we?" Before the verdict is read, Jem tells Reverend Sykes that there is no way Tom will lose this case based off the evidence. It is clear to Jem that Tom is innocent. Mayella and Bob's testimonies conflict, Bob Ewell was left-handed and probably beat his daughter, and Tom's handicap would make it impossible for him to have strangled Mayella. Jem has not yet experienced racial injustice at this level and is naive to think that an all white jury will take a black man's word over a white women's word. When the verdict is read, Jem is heartbroken when he hears that Tom Robinson is "guilty." Jem cries and repeats the phrase, "It ain't right." (Lee 284) Later in the novel, Jem tells Atticus they should do away with juries because they convicted an innocent man.