To Kill A Mockingbird Injustice

There is the mind-set that because she invited him into her home and kissed him that she would not want anyone to know that she had any sort of feelings for an African American man, especially during that time period. However, because of her family, and their status in Maycomb, she is a pariah in the town. Scout thinks about how lonely she is, “She was as sad, I thought, as what Jem called a mixed child: white people wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she lived among pigs; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she was white.” (Lee, 1960, Pg. 256) She is an extremely lonely person, and on top of that, her father beats her. She lied on the stand about what happened because she knows that if she told the truth about where she got the bruises, her father would be furious. This is a common mentality in abuse victims, and there is very little reason to blame her for anything that she did while under the influence of her

This family member feels ashamed because of Atticus’ choice. He is labeled in his family for doing his job, thus making him a mockingbird. Atticus was also attacked through his children. Bob Ewell attacked Atticus’ children to get back at Atticus for being a lawyer to protect a black man. “Heck, Atticus Finch. Someone’s been after my children” (Lee 263). This tells us that Bob is attacking Atticus’ children, from the anger he has for Atticus. Atticus did nothing to receive this pain, which proves he is an innocent man. As well is Atticus being a victim of unfair violence and judgment, Boo Radley is treated unfair in this same society.

The trial itself provides Harper Lee with the opportunity to examine the attitudes of people like the Ewells and the presumably more respectable members of the jury. Bob Ewell emerges as a drunken, bullying, child-abuser with little respect for the law and even less for truth and justice. But however low in the social order he is, Bob Ewell can still look down on black people. At the beginning of his testimony he complains about a 'nest' of them near him bringing down the property values of his shack by the town dump. Tom's account of Mayella's actions suggests that he may have indulged in some form of incest with his daughter, but the taboo against relationships between white women and black men is so strong that even Bob Ewell is shocked and horrified by it. He responds first by savagely beating his daughter and then by accusing Tom Robinson of rape.

Despite Atticus convincing evidence on Tom Robinson’s case and the significant evidence which pointed to Tom’s innocence, the all white jury convicts Tom and puts him in jail. Tom later tries to escape from jail and is shot death. Interestingly, despite the verdict Bob Ewell the father of Mayelle, decides that the jury and Atticus made a fool of him so he so he vows to take revenge and threatens Toms wife as well as the Finch children to the extent that he attacks the Finch children as they walk home from a Halloween party. Boo Radley, whom the children had earlier saw as some kind of hermit and at times dare to make fun ofsaves the children and in the process fatally stabs Bob Ewell for which the Sherriff covers up by saying Bob fell on his own knife and killed himself. Boo Radley himself is a character the children have not seen but heard about that the children finally come to accept as a normal human being.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr. The text To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, and the documentary “ The Untold Story of Emmett Till” directed by Keith Beauchamp both share the same opinions on justice and injustice in society. Harper Lee and the Untold story of Emmett Till are suggesting that injustice is created upon lies and guilt from others. We need to stop assumptions about other people because of their background and race. All things can come to good terms when people are treated fairly and equally because we are all humans.

All throughout To Kill a Mockingbird characters such as Tom Robinson suffer at the hands of evil men such as Bob Ewell. The abundance of racism in the Southern United States help convict an innocent man based entirely on the colour of his skin. When justice hasn't been served and the truth is ignored then the innocent "mockingbirds" of the world suffer as a consequence.

In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch encounters injustice in his everyday life which causes him to strive for justice. Atticus actively shows how he feels about justice with events such as the trial of Tom Robinson. He treats his children as if they are adults by indirectly teaching them about justice. He makes choices that could hurt his reputation, but benefit the whole town. Overall, he understands justice as doing the right thing, even when it is burdensome; he knows that failure is inevitable, but he must persist to teach his children, Scout and Jem, the importance of justice.

She can't even look at me, all I was doing was being a helping man,

“Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.” This quote from Billy Graham sums up how injustice has corrupted this world. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the town lets racism, class and difference get in the way of the truth. Instead of treating others the way they should have been treated, the town’s people judge each other because of opinions. It takes Scout’s young mind to see the injustice that has infected this old southern town. Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Arthur Radley were treated unjustly.

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ has many points of political and social issues and the author explores this by showing the characters reactions to the injustices. For example, Jem when felt very deeply about the trial and Tom being found guilty. Jem had no doubt in his mind that Tom was telling the truth and that he truly thought he was going to win the trial. When the judge announced the jury's verdict, Jem was crushed and did not understand how they could say he was guilty when he was obviously telling the truth. Atticus explains to him that their verdict was based off of racism not reason.This part of the book shows that some people would rather sustain the preconceived idea that because Tom is African American he is automatically guilty, rather than let a ‘black man’ win over a white woman.

Prejudice refers to development of preconceived opinions on the basis of unfounded reasons such as superstition or racial bias. Oftentimes, prejudice induces baseless assumptions concerning a person's motives, resulting in unjust ultimatums. This is one of the most prominent themes featured in “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Nelle Harper Lee. Ubiquitously throughout the novel, it can be observed through the sense of injustice elicited through the main characters’ perceptions of the hypocrisy and overt prejudice riddling society, collectively overruling their moralistic judgment. Those who remain unique to the conventional behavioural expectations of the small, compartmentalized, narrow-minded town of Maycomb appear to experience the most injustice

    Racism is one of the issues of social justice in Maycomb, "Negroes" were treated unjustly and inadequately. In Maycomb around 1930, the white was more exempt than the black. There were many acts of racism towards black people, moreover, the unfair decision of Tom Robinson's trial was a major part of the novel and displayed realistic actions of a court and jury towards a black individual in the 1900's. Social justice is presented in this novel by Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson (a Negro) and attempting to allow him to walk out of the courtroom as an innocent man. As he should've been an innocent man, he was found guilty because of the prejudice that lies within the courtroom. The people of Maycomb

The most apparent victim of racism in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is Tom Robinson, the black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Falsely accused of the crime by Mayella and her father Bob Ewell,

With Jim Crow Laws harshly limiting their freedoms, and their own neighbors turning against them, southern African Americans had little choice but to adhere to their society’s wishes and attempt to stay out of trouble. In her novel, Harper Lee examines the societal norms of her childhood through Scout, a young girl living in Maycomb County, Alabama. The segregation of the South becomes especially apparent when Jem and Scout travel to Calpurnia’s church as her guests, and are initially greeted with such remarks as, “‘I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church’” (Lee 135). Though this idea is revoked by Zeebo, the local garbage collector, the initial encounter provides insight into the minds of some of the less tolerant southerners.

“In 2012, there were an estimated 12.3 million arrests, around 2.8 million stop and searches, as well as around 1 million traffic stops. During these incidents, U.S. police fatally injured an estimated 1,000 people” (Revesz, 2016). This is due to the excessive police force used for mainly no reason at all but on the basis of solely judging the skin color of a person rather than actions. Racial injustice is a very common problem in many societies and was also a point of issue in the twentieth century, which can be showcased through books Just Mercy and To Kill A Mockingbird. These books make clear of racial unfairness presented through their societies at different points in history, but unfortunately with the same harsh outcomes that people of color or more likely to be mistreated at the hands of officers of the law and the legal system. Racial Injustice is something that many individuals face every day and is also illustrated through novels To Kill A Mockingbird and Just Mercy.