How does society's expectations and stereotyping of male and female roles affect the trial of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird?Discuss how...

I'm not so sure that male/female stereotyping had much to
do with the final verdict in the Tom Robinson trial since it appears that the all-white
jury had already made up its mind to convict the black man before the trial had begun.
However, if the jury had been truly unbiased, they would have probably had a far more
interesting verdict at which to arrive. They would have had to decide if Mayella Ewell
was guilty of making sexual advances toward Tom, as he testified. Such a case would be
rare even today, since virtually all sexual charges involve a man attacking a woman.
Most juries would probably have a hard time believing the story Tom told--that he was
kissed and restrained by Mayella before running from the scene. A jury dominated by
women would also find this scenario hard to believe, and few men would probably be
vindicated of such charges.