Quote: "He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children..."

Tom loses his innocence because he was found guilty for raping mayella ewell. Before that he was an innocent man helping people and providing for his family. But then he was accused by Bob Ewell that tom raped mayella. Now he is looked at by the community as being guilty of raping mayella Ewell. And being a bad man that people should stay away from.

Tom Robinson