Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And The Scottsboro Boys

(271). This quote shows Atticus defending Tom Robinson because he feels it is the right thing to do. Entering the trial, Atticus knew that it wasn’t possible to win with an all-white male, racist jury. Yet, he still chose to defend Tom till the very end. Atticus overcame the typical southern male stereotype of being racist, putting an end to the racist stereotype, and therefore a death to racism.

Mockingbird, a southern novel, Harper Lee uses the characterization of Atticus and Boo Radley. Lee also uses the symbolism of the mockingbird in her book. Both the characters and the symbolism show that innocence should be defended rather than attacked. To begin with, Atticus develops the theme by defending his children from racism and, also, defending Tom in court despite all the struggles.

Atticus tells the judge that here is no way he could’ve raped her when he can only use one hand. Robert is the guilty one of raping his daughter, Tom is only placed with the charge because he is a black man. Tom used to help the person he “raped” everyday with chores she needed to do, so he did them and since he was there everyday on his way back from the fields, he was accused.

I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I am on page 304. So far in this unit the trial started and Tom Robinson has been proven guilty. Even when there was no evidence. In this Journal I will be evaluating and predicting.

President Lincoln’s believed that “all men are created equal”. While Atticus attempted to provide the jurors with a sense of duty and to take the high road, they did not recognize Tom Robinson as an equal in the courts. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus argues against Maycomb’s racial values to defend Tom Robinson through the use of logical reasoning and emotional appeal. Atticus uses logos in an attempt to explain why Tom could not have been guilty.

Atticus is helping establish one of the main themes of this book, morality and ethics. He knows that Tom will not be acquitted, but he still gets the truth out which is a huge accomplishment. It leaves suspense in the story because the audience is not sure what it will accomplish, but they are hoping for something. It is important also because it shows one to take chances. Lee tries to get that across because nothing will happen unless someone tries to do something.

Courage Does Not Always Roar Atticus demonstrates courage when he goes through with Tom Robinson’s case and gives his best effort to help Tom win the case, even though everyone is against him doing the trial. Tom Robinson is a black man in the 1930’s who has been accused of falsely raping a white woman and Atticus is planning on representing him. Mr. Link Deas provides insight about the trial and tells Atticus, “You’ve got everything to lose from this Atticus.” Atticus replies, “Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he’s not going till the truth 's told… And you know what the truth is” (Lee 195).

Atticus taking this case just proves how brave and determined he is. Taking this case could be life changing for him in the worst way, but he takes it anyway. Everyone is being discriminative towards him and his whole family but he continues to hold his head

The story, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee follows a young girl named Scout on her journeys and struggles around the town of Maycomb. In the story Scouts father, Atticus chooses a case about Tom Robinson in which he is accused of raping a girl. It makes sense for Atticus to choose this case because he wants to help people even if they did wrong, he wants to keep his responsibility in the Maycomb County, and he wants to be able to keep his dignity so he can still speak with his children. It makes sense for Atticus to take the case because he always wants to help people even if they did wrong. This is shown when Atticus knows that they most likely will not win the case but tries anyway to prove that Tom Robinson is guilty.

In our society, innocent people, known as mockingbirds, experience prejudice in their lives. A/T: In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Background: Tom Robinson is a black person who’s was accused of raping a white girl named Mayella Ewell which he has never done. For this reason, Atticus Finch was appointed to be his lawyer. As a result, Atticus takes a stand for him by approving his case and standing up for him, but Tom was still found guilty.

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird”(119). In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson, without a doubt portrays the perfect example of a mockingbird. Tom Robinson is the sole mockingbird for three reasons. Tom Robinson was a black young man; a nice man who was always happy to help people.

Every person on this planet has the ability to make choices. People have been created with minds to convince, control, and problem solve. Similarly, other people’s influence has great power to change, persuade, and spread rumors. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, portrays many examples of people who were persuaded and changed from his or her own mind and decisions, or the effect of someone else’s. Injustice is rampant throughout the book, in Tom Robinson’s verdict, Boo Radley’s precarious situation, and with Scout’s situation at school.

Though everybody is special in their own ways, it’s unfortunate that they can be judged by their looks, race, and ethnicity. A mind has a complex network in itself. The way one’s thought process can affect others actions, can make a significant lifesaving difference. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird and movie 12 Angry Men, the court trials and the jury, judges the characters based on the fact that they come from different backgrounds. Although the young child and Tom Robinson differ in regard of who there are as people, their trials are very similar in regard to the fact they are taken with prejudice towards the defendants and that the protagonists never gave up in hopes of justice for them.

I am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion the evidence you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this defendant to his family. In the name of God, do your duty." This quote is an example of how Atticus was pleading to the jury to make the right choice. He wanted justice to happen even if he was the only man in the whole town to stand up for an African American, Tom Robinson. He didn’t care what people were saying about him.

Atticus Finch’s closing remarks to the jury consisting of white men, towards a case involving the accused rape of a young woman by a black man, are arguably the strongest words spoken within the entirety of To Kill a Mockingbird. During this monologue, Harper Lee establishes a resigned tone and uses the tone to establish a universal theme of the struggle for equality. Despite knowing the true cause of Mayella Ewell’s injuries, Atticus knew he would lose the case. And, as unfortunate as this was, he accepted that for he had tried his best. During his speech he says time and time again that Tom Robinson is not guilty and that the entire case was futile.