Atticus Finch Alternate Ending

Mr. Finch starts his argument by presenting the facts of the case, trying to logically prove Tom Robinson’s innocence; he does this through the rhetoric and the use of logos. He begins by presenting medical evidence that supports Tom Robinson’s case. Atticus verifies that Tom uses his right hand and that Mayella Ewell’s facial injuries strongly suggest a left-handed assailant. Through the cross-examination of the witnesses, Atticus shows that their jumbled stories bring up serious questions about the crime. To anyone in modern times the proof he presented would’ve won Mr. Robinson freedom, but despite Mr. Finch’s best efforts to supply logical evidence, the jury did not immediately believe Tom Robinson.

* Jem still thinks that juries are a crock of @#$%, and Atticus tells him that if the jury had been made up of Jem and others like him, Tom would have been acquitted. He goes on to say that the jury left behind the written law to follow the unwritten one – that the white man always wins.

The unusually long time for the jury to come to its verdict, demonstrates the effectiveness of Atticus’ speech which motivated them to think about their views on race. He may not win the case but, Atticus succeeds in making an impact on the future of racism in Maycomb and succeeds in founding a place where one day people “will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”. Although Tom is eventually proven guilty, Atticus’ persuasive speech makes an impact on the society by revealing Tom’s innocence and the multitude of prejudice taking place in their

There was no room at the public hitching rail for another animal, mules and wagons were parked under every available tree. The courthouse square was covered with picnic parties sitting on newspapers.” (Lee, 160). The Ewells, Negroes and the defendant, Tom, represent the lower classes, the trial made it clear that when a black man’s word is against a white, the white, no matter the social status, always wins. Atticus understands the fact that winning the trial is very slim to none and he explains that you just can’t give up “They’ve done it before and they’ll keep doing it again and when they do it-seems that only children weep.” (Lee, 213). Despite the man Tom is, the jury must accuse someone of the crime and choose the easiest man to blame, Tom Robinson.

Atticus is appointed to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. She is a member of the Ewell family, who is looked down upon by Maycomb society and referred to as "white trash." Atticus knows that Tom has almost no chance because he is black and will be tried by an all white jury. Nevertheless, he wants to help him reveal the truth.

Atticus was assigned Tom Robinson in the case against Bob Ewell, and in the process he was an example to both his children and the town as an honorable lawyer. When Bob Ewell brought a case to court claiming his white daughter had been raped by black Tom Robinson, almost everyone assumed the jury would charge Robinson guilty; however, Atticus hoped for a different outcome. Atticus firmly believed his client was innocent, contrary to the public’s beliefs. Because Atticus was highly respected as a lawyer, this case caused a riff between the town. As Tom awaited his trial in the county jail, Atticus spent the night guarded the door to the cell. A group of perturbed men soon ambushed Atticus and demanded to see the prisoner. “You know what we want,” another man said. “Get aside from the door, Mr. Finch (153).” In this situation, Atticus displayed honor through risking his life so an innocent black man was not killed. Even though he lost respect among his some neighbors, Atticus was honorable in his actions and stayed true to

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird tells of a town in Alabama, called Maycomb. In this deeply-rooted racist town, there is a trial against an African American man, accused of raping a white woman. One man, however, Atticus Finch, has the opportunity to help the the man on trial. Although he knows he will lose the trial, he takes the case anyway. Atticus is respected in Maycomb, and known for his wisdom and experience. He is a good-hearted, egalitarian man who is always there and willing to provide guidance to his children and to the town of Maycomb, with his years of practice and experience.

To continue, Atticus’s peaceful nature, truly makes him the standout role model in Macomb County. While being a father of two children or a lawyer in Macomb County, Atticus Finch resembles a peaceful soul no matter what he is doing. For example, when Atticus lost the jury on the Tom Robinson case he remained calm and collected, as Harper Lee wrote, “Atticus put his hand on Tom’s shoulder as he whispered. Atticus took his coat off the back of his chair and pulled it over his shoulders.” Here Harper Lee is portraying a peaceful character, in how Atticus found out that he lost the jury he did not fight and get ugly, but

Gentlemen, I shall be brief; but I would like to my remaining time with you to remind you how Atticus Finch’s closing argument had a strong basis in logic, however what made him convincing was his pathetic points. Mr. Finch was well aware the jury wanted to convict Tom Robinson from the start. So Mr. Finch developed a plan to persuade the jury using Aristotle three models of rhetoric: Logos, pathos, and Ethos. Mr. Finch would repeatedly use Logos an appeal to logic to make it clear how all evidence pointed away from Mr. Robinson. Atticus understood how irrational the jury when it came to Negros. So he used pathos appeal, to develop a connection between Mr. Robinson and the jury. For this to work to work the connection needed to be stronger

An appeal to pathos is illustrated when Atticus says, “...restore this defendant to his family” (275) because it reiterates that Tom has a family and his conscience would not have allowed a violation such as rape. His knowledge of other men whose commitment to family overrules their prejudices, such as Mr. Cunningham, causes Atticus to build upon this awareness. He then appeals to the jury’s conscience and reasoning, hoping that they will feel for this father and husband.

Today in Maycomb County, there was a trail against a local African American man named “Tom Robinson.” He was accused for raping and beating up a white girl named “Mayella.” His lawyer is “Atticus Finch” is facing off against “Mr. Gilmer” the district attorney. Judge Taylor, appears to be sleeping through out the trial, yet pays attention and tends to chew his cigar. The supposed crime occurred in Mayella’s home, when Tom Robinson went to fix something and then he raped her.

The night before Atticus went to the jail to see Tom and protect him from a mob of people. Apparently once I fell asleep so did Jem, Dill, and Jean Louise making there way over there just in time to stop them from hurting Atticus. On the morning of the trial everyone ate their breakfast and Atticus went off to the courthouse while Jean Louise and Jem went out to play. After many hours of not seeing Jean Louise or Jem I sent Calpurnia to fetch Atticus and it turned out that they had been sitting through that trial all afternoon. Later that evening Atticus told me what had happened that even though it was clear that Tom Robinson was innocent all of them declared him guilty. Even the children were upset, Jem said, “‘How could they do it, how could they’”(213). What I found most peculiar was that Atticus was still happy with it just because the jury took awhile to decide the verdict. Although they lost, the members of the black community were very appreciative of Atticus and they gave us piles upon piles of food to show how grateful they were of him. Other than a few days later when Mr. Bob Ewell threatened Atticus not much else has happened thus

Atticus has been asked to be lawyer of his case as he is the only one compatible to do so, and a new journey begins. The trial had involved rape and abuse along with lying under the oath of honesty. The trial was very hard to the point where the jury had decided that Tom Robinson was guilty even if the facts and logic were as clear as day that it could hurt someone’s eyesight, but the word of a black man could never be trusted against a white woman’s. It was surprising for the folks of Maycomb that the Ewell’s, also known as “trash” in the county of Maycomb could have won the case. It was even more unexpected that even after the astonishing and realistic speech from Atticus about equality and rationality the case was denied. Even after having the chance to actually turn the tables, Tom was killed with seventeen merciless bullets. An unexpected visit has come before all of the trial had happened and the name of the new character is Aunt Alexandra, the sister of Atticus Finch. As soon as she came she had tried to shape and change the already stable family in the traditional Finch’s. Although she does this, she’s quite one of the most extraordinary strong woman in this

Atticus rested until the sun was in the sky to begin walking again. Once he got to the city things weren’t what he expected. People were out doing everyday activities like shopping and going on walks. There weren’t monsters running about or guards in front of the most important buildings. Atticus just stared and looked at everything taking it all in. He then promptly walked in the direction of Annabelle's home. The house was nicer than most. It looked like it was about three stories high and was painted a deep blue. The yard was well decorated with beautiful flowers of what seemed like every color. Atticus walked up the cobblestone sidewalk, onto the front porch, and then knocked on the door. Moments later a small woman who appeared to be

I was as frightened a mouse, we would get in deep trouble if we were caught looking for Atticus. I said looking at the jail house, “That’s funny, jail doesn’t have an outside light”. When were drawing closer we saw Atticus reading a newspaper on a chair. Scout made started running toward Atticus but I stopped him. I said, “We may not disturb him, he may not like it. Let's go home, I just wanted to see where he was.” I was happy that Atticus was safe but we needed to get back home so no one would find out about this.