He creates his own view of the person by looking at them from different angles. During the trial of Robinson, Atticus and his family is offended by the citizens for defending a “nigger”. As a lawyer with a principle of moral and justice Atticus have to defend Robinson even though he is black otherwise Atticus would lose his honor and most of all his self respect. The trial continues and the Ewell family executes every possibility to manipulate the story in their favorer. Atticus firmly proves that Robinson did nothing wrong and
They would always ask the question” Who is my Mother?” They see it as black men are just number, because we will not think for we are educated ourselves as men. The number is when you are locked up and they call you by your last name and you have to give them a number for your identity. When will you learn our young men, When will you learn? The music gets them through the pain and heart ache they feel, when they are in the white man system. This is what it is.
Although it seems so simple, Atticus redressing Scout about using this contemptuous term is a big step in helping her understand that African Americans are human beings. Some of the best examples of racial prejudice are revealed in the trial of Tom Robinson. During his trial, Tom Robinson is misjudged mainly because he is black. Mr. Gilmer, Tom's prosecutor, calls Tom "boy" to make him seem as though he is of lesser equality than others in the court room. Another example of racial prejudice in Tom Robinson’s trial is the verdict.
The story is shown through the eyes of Scout and Jem Fintch who are both growing up with the debate that involves her fathers Atticus Fitches lawsuit. Her father is a white man defending a black man by the name of Tom Robinson who is accused of raping a white girl. Racism plays a huge factor on the lives of these characters living in the town of Maycome. For the African Americans living in Maycome county it was much different then the whites. Black and whites were completely segregated.
Not only is there a strong chance that the book will bring back the use of the word Nigger, and other racist actions, but it also serves as a strong reminder to everyone, especially Americans, of a time in their country’s history that they would rather forget. However, isn’t education the key to stopping anything similar from ever happening? According to John Finch, the principal of Pasadena Middle School where some parents are pushing to ban the book, everyone is just over-reacting. “Children, young and old, are going to be exposed to racist ideas anyway, whether their parents like it or not.” “The school teaches core values that centre around equality, justice and diversity, and we have gone through a lengthy process in which we’ve talked to parents about the presence of the ‘N’ word. … We want to make sure children learn about justice and injustice, and one way to show that is to show negative and positive examples.” Ariel McSween, a 9th grade student of Pasadena School agrees with Mr Finch.
Scout never wanted to be a girly girl when she grew up. The influences of being around boys all the time she was almost raised like one. This is proof Scout is starting to lose her innocence because normally she would have never thought of acting like a lady. The loss of innocence is hard because the world is viewed in a completely different manner, and start to question things that were accepted before. Viewing the world is especially hard when World War ll is going on and discrimination against black people is overtaking the country.
A hero is one who exhibits certain traits that the average human would not be able to, deeds which require an extreme amount of selflessness. In the novel, To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee there is a small, sad town located in Alabama which goes by the name of Maycomb. Like all towns during that time it contains a certain hierarchy in which wealthy white people are on the top and the poor unfortunate blacks are at the bottom. However, one character in the book sees people for who they truly are rather then who they are from a societal perspective. That character is Atticus, a man who goes against society to fight for justice.
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus portrayed his courage time and time again throughout the novel. He showed his bravery and will to do what was right when he took the Tom Robinson case. Tom was a negro (sic) man accused of raping the daughter of Mr. Ewell. Atticus took the case because he needed to uphold his sense of justice and self-respect to model for his children. Since the story took place in the thirties, racism was heavily prevalent and even children as young as six use the “n” word.
By the turn of the century, segregation was firmly in place, there was competition between the races and diminishing African American to second class citizens. Mays of the jobs that were available went to the whites and blacks that had skills or a profession they was generally used to serve black clients. African American they were barred from serving on juror duties and they got a much stronger punishment than the whites for the same crime. As the Jim Crow law made things harder to change so did social norms. Those living in the south always addressed white southerners as mister, miss, and ma’am even those who had no social norms.
To Kill A Mockingbird Digging A Little Deeper After having read the novel & seeing the movie, it occurs to me that the story is set in during the days of great depression when racism and prejudice was still around, but more and more people were fighting for equality and rights. The city is Maycomb, Alabama, where trouble is brewing when Atticus Finch takes up the job of lawying for a negro man in court and is then forward criticized and mocked for defending him. People treat each other like crap in this town and the economy is terrible. People don’t have much jobs because the great depression but those who do are farmers. He was convicted of rape, and was testified against by Robert E. Lee Ewell, the town drunk.