Justice And Fairness In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, injustice is a main theme that is reflected towards many characters. To Kill a Mockingbird, is a novel written by Harper Lee and published in the nineteen-sixties. Many characters in the story are treated unfairly in society due to racial or prejudicial attitudes. Overall these characters are innocent victims of injustice. Atticus, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson are considered to be mockingbirds in the novel. A mockingbird was defined as a bird that did nothing wrong, but sang beautiful music for us to hear. These characters did nothing wrong and were treated unfairly in their town. In this different society, there are many factors that have had an influence on people’s perceptions towards others.

Injustice and judgments are well known in the world. With so many people who get out of what they deserve or are punished for nothing at all. People who are judged by how they appear or seem, and how cruel it can all be. The concept of injustice and judgments is written out in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Injustice and judgments is the theme of To Kill a Mockingbird with certain symbols that help convey it, certain examples are Mr. Raymond’s “liquor” bottle, the snowman Scout and Jem made, and the gifts from Boo Radley.

Imagine a world where evil and unjust actions are based on the color of skin; a world where some don’t even realize that they are prejudicing. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, these themes are present. People and how they commit evil, hypocritical, and unjust acts. We see these themes and great issues through the point of view of a child; the vigorous, youthful, elementary-aged Scout. Through this character Harper Lee shows the innocence of children, and what they go through in our inequitable world.

Introduction: In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character Atticus embarks on a journey with the sole intention of finding justice in their society. So far, things were utterly dull: nobody had thundered, there were no arguments between opposing counsel, there was no drama; a grave disappointment to all present, it seemed. I. Atticus desires a fair and civil trial for his client.

How can the word “equality” be defined? Is there actually a definition which everyone can agree with? “The quality of being the same in quantity, measure, value, or status”; that is the explanation any dictionary may provide. The problem is, no one has the same way of applying this definition to the real life, and people have different perceptions of what equality really means. In Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, this idea of looking at equality from different points of view is one of the main themes and situations presented. Narrated by a young South American girl in the 1930’s, this book explores the several cases in which one can view the rest of the world as something beautiful, while others can opt to say it all looks dark

In the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” there are many instances of injustice. Injustice is defined as a lack of fairness and justice. Throughout the story, many people are judged unfairly. People are judged by the color of their skin, their gender, and even by their clothes. Reading other articles about injustice in our world has offered a better understanding of how much injustice can affect all kinds of people.

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ immediately became a classic. It focused on many issues of the issues of the time and some that still exist today. In Harper Lee’s book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Scout Finch, the narrator, starts to grow up and see the world around her better. Scout and the audience see the inequality and brokenness of her world, through the eyes of a child. Apart of her journey is the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape, in the 1930’s, by Mayella Ewell. Scout’s father, Atticus, defends Robinson against the town’s racism. The prosecution, with the help of Mr. Gilmer, the Ewell’s attorney, wins the case. Even though most of the facts went towards the defense. Through writing Scout’s life Lee is able

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout learns that she must see past prejudices to address others as individuals because her prejudices hold the power to harm others. Initially, Scout’s perception of prejudices are static and unconcerned, but when she comprehends the malevolence of Maycomb’s racism and prejudice against the Ewells. When she looks past her negative prejudices against her father and her aunt, Scout learns that social expectations create prejudice. Lastly, she addresses the negative effects that prejudices inflict upon Mayella and Arthur Radley, and learns that prejudices cause injustices. Lee clearly illustrates that when one fails to look past prejudices, they harm others. This is still relevant today, and is seen in

In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper develops the themes of justice, morality, and ethics by using the characters Atticus, Tom Robinson, and the snowman to represent those themes. Atticus represents justice in the fact that he gives both sides a chance to explain the scenario and he tries to prove everyone’s innocence despite race or background. (85-86)Scout says, “Well in the first place you never stopped to gimme a chance to tell you my side of it – you just lit right into me. When Jem an’ I fuss Atticus doesn’t ever just listen to Jem’s side of it, he hears mine too.” Atticus also tries to prove Tom Robinson’s innocence during the trial despite the fact that Tom is black.

Does justice mean the same thing to all people? To Kill a Mockingbird forces readers to decide for themselves what justice means to them. The book constantly puts the audience in tough situations that test their morals. As the readers take a look at Maycomb County through Scout’s eyes, we see the true corruption it holds. Both in Tom Robinson's trial and the residents of the crooked city.

Social Justice, defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is “Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges within a society.” The human survival and the progression of society, heavily relies on the ability to stand up for the rights and freedoms of others- being an advocate for change and an advocate for social justice. This essay with primarily discus Social Justice through advocacy and younger generations perceptions of the world, focusing on the text ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee and the pocket film ‘And So It Should Be’ by Tara Campbell. Overall, exploring the theme of how social justice is essential to human survival and the progression of society.

Mario Balotelli once said: Racism springs from ignorance. In the early 1900’s, people not of color had very little education on race. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows how the brief knowledge of racism and injustice perpetuate the daily lives of both black and white people living in the town of Maycomb.

Potter Stewart once said, “Fairness is what justice really is.” In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Finch family values fairness and equality. They let each ‘party’ share their side of the story, and don’t believe in discrimination. Part on of the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about fairness and reveals everyone gets the chance to share their side of the story.

Recently, the “justice system” has been questionable in their decision on certain cases or trials. For example, some people could have do the same crime but have different sentences or punishments. That is unfair, it makes no sense for them to have different punishments but committed the same crime. People are judged and viewed in a different way even though they did the same thing, one person can get more hate than another. That is how it was in the books that we read this semester. People could have good points to not be guilty but the justice system isn’t fair making them guilty. The idea of the justice system is unfair as we know throughout stories and books that we read, it has been shown many times that the decision isn’t fair whether they committed the crime or not but they will be judged.

This is illustrating how the concept of justice is continually evolving based upon changing social norms and values. To fully understand what is taking place requires focusing on moral justice and how it is influencing society. This will be accomplished by studying one of the selections from the justice section in the book World of Ideas. Together, these elements will provide