The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Article 11,

The whole town of Maycomb is racist, which makes Atticus’s job harder trying to defend Tom Robinson against the word of a white man.Tom Robinson’s case is unjust since he is black and the majority of Maycomb revert to the stereotype that all blacks are immoral and criminals. “Quote” shows that it is a situation where little is possible to do when defending a black man because the town of Maycomb is deeply affected by racism they tend to only make decisions based on the race and so immediately think Tom Robinson is guilty, that he did indeed raped Mayella when there was so much evidence to prove otherwise. This is challenging for Atticus, since he has to persuade everyone to pretend there is no stereotype about blacks and that they are human

The reason that Atticus is defending Tom in which he explained to Scout many times before ; the reason he is defending Tom Robinson is because he believes in justice and that everyone is equal you can just say he believe in equality . He is not just defending Tom because he is black . He told Scout that if he does not defending him he could not be a man that he wants to be he would just be a man without anything : for example we would lack respect for himself . He just would not be the man that he wants to be.

Jem asked Atticus how the jury could convict Tom Robinson when he was obviously and undeniably innocent, Atticus retorts with,”I don’t know but they did it. They’ve done it before and they did it again tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it-seems only children weep”(213). Unfortunately due to the creed and outlook of the rural community, Tom was convicted due to the reason he was black even though he was proven guiltless. Most if not all the jurists knew Robinson was not guilty, yet convicted him of a crime he didn't commit because the mindset of blacks are bad and whites are good is much more meaningful than law and integrity. Atticus was apprehensive with the case and Harper Lee had him foreshadow the outcome of the trial when he said,” couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells”(88). He is saying that the cards have been stacked against anyone who is defending a black person against a white person in a court case; he realizes he is going to lose the case by default. “ Maycomb’s usual disease”(187) was expected to take Tom Robinson’s life by Atticus and the reader. Although, some people like Atticus and the rest of the Finch family never surrendered to the prejudiced way of thinking that everyone had seemed to adjust

Starting in the 1890s, segregation laws known as the Jim Crow Laws dominated the United States, specifically in the South. These laws required schools, parks, libraries, forms of public transportation and even drinking fountains to be segregated into “Whites Only” and “Coloreds”. Although the Jim Crow Laws intended to treat blacks “separate but equal”, blacks received poorer conditions in their public facilities, were denied the right to vote and were treated with no respect from the whites (Jim Crow Laws). In Richard Wright’s essay, “The Ethics of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch”, Wright describes his first-hand experience with these laws and the negative encounters he has faced just because of the color of his skin.

Maycomb, Alabama was a town of racism and discrimination against everyone. They discriminated everyone from being black, white, poor, and even just for being a bit strange. But what they didn’t realize is “…there's just one kind of folks. Folks."(Lee 259) The courtroom in Maycomb was still separated by the color of skin, the economic structure and even by gender. This was considered a normal thing in Alabama; everyone knew that the only people with power were the white men. They were the only ones who could do anything and led to much hatred all around just because of the supremacy of certain

In the novel, it states “ Scout you aren't old enough to understand some things yet, but there been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much about defending this man”(Lee,100). Atticus discusses to Scout that many people in Maycomb County now, despise him for taking Tom robinson's case. “Harper Lee's effective use of racial symbolism can be seen by studying various examples from the book this includes the actions of the children, the racist whites, and the actions of Atticus Finch” (Hunter). The actions of Atticus finch helped Tom Robinson but Atticus Finch was hated and despised for

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee this book is mainly about a story about a girl named Scout, her brother Jem, and her father Atticus who deal with a case given to Atticus about a black man raping a white women while dealing with this case Atticus loses the case and has to deal with the consequences of Mr. Ewell. Yes, it does make sense for Atticus to defend Tom Robinson because this case will show that Maycomb county is full of racist people, This will also show that Tom Robinson and the black community is just like everyone else, and finally Atticus should defend Tom Robinson because Atticus is not like other people and he didn’t just give half effort for this case, he tried his hardest to help Tom Robinson. Yes, Atticus

Atticus defending Tom Robinson makes sense because of Atticus’s belief in racial equality and justice. He has told scout many times that the color of Tom’s skin, is not a good reason for Atticus not to defend him. Atticus also doesn't know why everyone

Atticus knows Tom is innocent and wants to defend him, since no one else wants to. Like he said to his son Jem Q2“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. ”(pg.119)What he means by that is that if you know someone hasn't done anything wrong and you do something wrong to them, it's a sin. He shows courage by helping an african american in a court case accused of raping a white woman with the only evidence to help is Tom Robinson's word for it.

The final reason that atticus should’ve defended tom robinson is that by watching what A did, it taught Scout and Jem courage and to be respectful. Scout and Jem already believed blacks and whites were equal but their father’s actions taught them to stand alone for a just cause. By witnessing the townspeople attempt to lynch TR without a trial it showed them just how much A was up against and how courageous he was. The black people in town would testify that they were accustomed to unfair trials, segregation, less pay and a hard life. Scout and Jem watched A sincerely defend an unpopular cause even though the whole town opposed

They are treated unfairly. In this case, Tom Robinson is treated unfairly simply because of his race. And, Atticus emphasizes this with, ‘“Link, that boy might go to the chair, but, he’s not going till the truth’s told”’ (195). This strongly portrays Atticus’ belief towards Tom’s innocence. He doesn’t care that he is black. He wants the absolute truth. He wants the guilty to be declared guilty and the innocent to be declared innocent. Not the other way around. But, sometimes people don’t realize who is innocent and who is not. For example, Mr. Tate questions, ‘“Mr. Finch, do you think Jem killed Bob Ewell?”’ (365). This is just absurd. It is almost impossible picturing Jem stab a man. To think that someone would even consider that almost seems like a joke to me. Think about

In Tom Robinson’s case, Atticus defends the accused man to the best of his ability, ignoring his skin color. Scout questions why Atticus is defending Tom Robinson and he answers with, “‘For a number of reasons,’ said Atticus. ‘The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t even represent this county in legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.’”

Citizens in Maycomb thought of themselves as higher beings due to their skin color and found it offensive when people, like Atticus, stuck up for the colored people. Tom Robinson, being a black man, was basically doomed from the beginning of his trial due to the town being full of prejudice

          In my opinion members of the Maycomb community are trying to fool themselves into believing that they are model citizens and good Christians, even though a small number amongst them know that they are wrong to persecute and hate due to colour .

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