Equality In To Kill A Mockingbird

Q1“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it no matter what.”

Imagine a world filled with hard working and loving people. In today’s society we lack love and empathy. Many people are lackadaisical and not determined to succeed in life. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the character Atticus represents a hero by demonstrating patience and love.

Atticus is a very fair and smart character. Throughout the book we see how Atticus has such great pride when defending what he thinks is right also teaching his children Scout and Jem what is wrong. He always speaks his mind. He is not afraid of what other people think of him or his family. People of Maycomb have a lot of respect for Atticus because he sticks to what he believes in.  “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't

Atticus was different than most of the parents as described from this passage, he was much older, and weakening than them. He had no interest in guns, or violence as he had told Jem “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds.” (5th paragraph of Chapter 10) The book uncovers the act of human nature

Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the year of 1960, and is one of the few American classic novels awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The racism that is prevalent in many southern American towns in the 1930s is brought to life with profound imagery in To Kill a Mockingbird. There are several characters in the book, yet the true main character is the narrator's father, Atticus Finch. He is a man of great integrity and intelligence. A very heroic figure in more ways than one, Atticus possesses traits like being principled, determined, and, more importantly, he teaches others. When looking at To Kill a Mockingbird, one can see that Lee uses lots of description, dialogue, and actions to portray Atticus as a heroic individual.

A hero is a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities. They do not always wear a cape or have superpowers, some heroes live in Alabama, in a district called Maycomb County. Atticus Finch is a hero that transcends all other heroes for his understandings of how the world is. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch was the father of Scout And Jem, two rambunctious kids in the beginning but learn throughout the book everything isn’t always what you think it is. Atticus Finch was named the greatest hero by The American Film Institute in June of 2003.

Atticus is guarding the jailhouse to make sure no one hurts Tom Robinson before his trial, when he is approached by Walter Cunningham and his fellow goons. Atticus shows his bravery by standing his ground for what he believes is right in front of his son. When Scout lashes out to her father’s side, Jem holds onto her and tries to stop her from interfering. Then Jem refuses to go home and stands up for his father’s side although the odds were against them, while trying to protect his sister from harm. In page 152, chapter 15, Scout says, “... but from the way he stood, Jem was not thinking of budging.” This shows us that Jem has matured from the boy who would do anything if dared, to a young man who can barricade his emotions and proceed with reason in difficult situations.

Equality is not earned or achieved easily. However, it is like a law. Often people assume they are better than someone else, but are taught otherwise. Society judges one another to the point where they believe they are more prevalent than someone else. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, fairness and equality is confused, and not treated right.

In the Justice system’s eyes everyone is equal, or at least should be. The Tom Robinson case exemplifies the fact that our courts are supposed to be the “great levelers” in the justice system (Lee 173). Unfortunately, this fantasy has never been fully accomplished by people deciding the terms of equality. It should be the court deciding equality, not the people, because with people deciding, they tend to go with personal preferences. However, even with this logic, very little changes.

In this scene, Heck Tate, the Maycomb sheriff, offers Atticus a rifle to shoot Tim Johnson, a “mad dog”. However, Atticus declines the offer multiple times, but gives up eventually and shoots the dog. He was successful in his shot, but he could have used valid reasoning to convince Heck to shoot it himself. Moving forward a few chapters, Atticus quickly relinquishes his resort to giving up, and develops the trait of diligence and perseverance. Atticus’s dangerous question, “‘Do you really think so?’”

Martin Luther King Jr’s. famous speech once said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls”. King wanted equality for all. In Martin Luther's dream for equality, the novel To Kill a MockingBird by Harper Lee, makes people more aware of racial inequality, especially whites to blacks. Racism is an evident theme in the novel To Kill a MockingBird by Harper Lee. This is shown in the character Tom Robinson, a black man in the novel. Racism is also shown from Miss Caroline Fisher, the racist teacher from the south. Adding to the theme of racism in the novel, Aunt Alexandra is also racist to Calpurnia, who is the housekeeper for the Finches.

He’s also eager to talk about his beliefs, even when the only people who really listen are Jem and Scout. When any other person would back down or give up, Atticus still tries to see himself succeeding. His biggest goal is upholding his integrity, along with his opinions, doing his best to spread the word and let everyone know the reality of the issue of racism that is so prominently displayed, even when almost everyone else he knows is against him.

Throughout the years, most people have said that the social and racial fairness of the human race has been getting closer and closer to reaching full equality, but in my opinion, I really don’t think it has changed much. Just like in To Kill A Mockingbird, the world has just as many prejudiced people that will turn away to the sight of anything discriminatory and act like it isn’t any of their business, and that is a huge issue. For example, during Tom Robinson’s case, nobody believed that he was innocent just because he was a black man. And because of that, they were going to execute him. Just like today, many African Americans are treated the same way. Even though it might not be as harsh as execution, there have been many incidents of hatred

In conclusion to the novel to kill a mocking bird it gives a big impact in my life that first, as a youth you should know how to respect other people despite of their different race that was administer as their unique individuality. Second, equality if you accept the difference of each race you know the word equality because you don’t care what their stand in our society was. And lastly, n terms of discrimination it is very important to accept the flaws of each other because no body’s perfect so you should not discriminate other people because you don’t know what they will feel if you continue to judge them.

If there is a favorable circumstance under which one can achieve equality, wouldn’t one pursue it? Humans are created to be unbiased, however intense circumstances ignite the reinforced barrier that fortifies the human race and instead, thrusts the other, more marginalized members of humankind over to the other side of this barricade, who are later bombarded and harassed amplifying the hatred amongst individuals. This concept distinctly accentuates the comprehensive impression of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, where a modest and trustworthy black man, Tom Robinson who represents the black community, is used as an excuse to support the white privilege, and is condemned for a scandal he does not perpetrate. Therefore,