To Kill A Mockingbird Judgement

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the trial in the novel is one of the most important incidents that takes place in the text. It is very important to our understanding of the text as a whole as it shows the racial discrimination in that time period of the 1920 – 1930’s and how society in the 20th century has improved and has become more accepting of different races throughout the world as a whole. The topics that will be discussed in this essay are the trial and how it represented a prejudiced society, what happened after the trial and the effects that the trial had on the children.

The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is based in the fictional small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. When slavery and the Civil War were still present in the people’s way of living and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s are far from close. The novel focuses on the Finches: Scout, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus, and the trial of Tom Robinson and how it affected them and the town. Witnessing the injustice of Tom Robinson’s trial changed Scout Finch in many ways. Scout learns that there is more than one type of courage, she learns about race and its complexity, and she also changes how she views the people around her by putting herself

To Kill a Mockingbird is a witty and well-written account of the realities of a “tired old town” (4) where there was “nothing to buy and nothing to buy it with” (4). Purposefully, it comes across not merely an innocently portrayed, yet eye-opening, story of a young girl start to grasp the inequalities of her society. Rather, it is accompanied by recollection of the unfortunate pillars of hate of the places Harper Lee matured in. We now perceive this account as an ‘archaic” and “ancient” recount of some historically frowned upon mindsets in an enthralling atmosphere upon which we pin historical quantities of prejudice, racism and most of all, bigotry. The unfortunate reality is that we look at history in a vacuum and ignore the occurrences of our own times. So although we, like Scout’s teachers teaching about the horrible acts of the Holocaust while being outspokenly racist, are able to analyze social inequalities in other places in time or the world yet refuse to open our eyes to the same prejudice, racism and bigotry today. To instance, when reading To Kill a Mockingbird , we often frown upon citizens for judging “folks” based on their family name and race, although, everyday, some member of our current society, such as police officers and employers, do the same thing and no one bats an eye. Alternatively, the issue which we definitely desperately desire to avoid, racism, is explicitly tackled in To Kill a Mockingbird to the point of viral awareness of the problem in

Throughout the book To Kill A Mockingbird Lee discusses the effects of ignorance and the toll it takes on people such as Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Scout herself, and many more. Through her examples of sexism, prejudice, and racism, from the populist of poverty stricken Southerners, she shows the readers the injustice of many. The victims of ignorance are the ‘mockingbirds’ of the story. A good example of this injustice is the trial of Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of raping a white girl and is found guilty. The book is from the point of view Scout, a child, who has an advantage over most kids due to her having a lawyer as a dad, to see the other side of the story. Her father tells her in the story, “you never really know a man until

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.

Throughout the novel it has been a recurring theme for Atticus to say that a man should not be judged until someone has stood and walked in his shoes, it is crucial to defend such wise words as they are greatly significant to the story. Each person has their own point of view on the amount of judgement that should be given.While some people believe that no one should be judged, others are incredibly quick and harsh to judge. Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, gives countless numbers of evidence in which characters , such as Atticus Finch, prove the idea that a man should not be judged until they are truly understood.

As the United States “progresses” in economic, educational and technological advancements we still are fighting for racial equality. With more than 50 years since the brown vs. board of education case there is still incidents like Ferguson, Baton Rouge, and Phiando Castile where many questions are still unanswered. However, Harper Lee dealt with these same problems in 1960 when she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee created an emotionally confronting story. Lee writes through the eyes of “Scout” a lawyer’s daughter in a small sleepy town of Maycomb in Alabama during the great depression. Throughout the book “Scout” learns coming of age lessons from Atticus and her own experiences. But when Atticus takes on a case defending a black man (Tom Robinson) convicted for rapping a white woman (Mayella Ewell) and is found guilty. “Scout” her brother Jem begin to understand the effects of the prejudices in society. Therefore, Lee applies the literary concepts of diction and tone to revel the truth that prejudices in society negatively affect the way people treat each other in To Kill a Mocking Bird.

I believe that as a black man I should be equal to a white man, I shouldn’t be judged based on my race. During my trial against Mayella and Mr. Ewell, I felt like I had already lost due to the fact that I was black and they were white. I bet the judge had already decided who had won the case before I gave my side of the story. I am thankful for Atticus believing me, and having the courage to go against the white folks. My family had to watch me be dragged out of the courthouse in handcuffs knowing they wouldn’t see me again. I long for a community where everyone is judged based on what’s within.

The most common prejudice people encounter is that of race. During Tom Robinson’s trial this type of prejudice is shown. Tom was a black man accused of raping a white woman, a crime that is punishable by the death penalty. Even though all of the evidence should prove him innocent, the jury still found him guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt. The justice system didn’t allow this man to have a fair trial because of racial prejudice. The character Jem was heartbroken by consequence of racism “His face was streaked with angry tears, ‘it ain’t right’ he muttered.” (212). The jurors had disregarded Tom’s credibility or that of the other witnesses. All they could focus on was his race because they could not see though the frost in that window.

Many people are judged because of the way they are raised, which leads to a misunderstanding of the individual, but when understood, judgment can differ. In the novels To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe, Arthur Radley, and R.C Rydell can relate to being misunderstood similar and different ways.

what a bad father he is and why his family have been given a bad name.

The theme of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird could be don’t judge a book by it’s cover because there is a lot of judgement between gender and race. “And so a quiet humble negro had a unmitigated temerity to feel sorry for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people's( Lee 273). By in the court them stating this against Tom shows that the racism is going to have a lot to do with who is going to win the case because of the skin color. As the judge is talking he is not thinking along with the jury. The jury isn’t thinking about if Tom actually did the crime they just thought he did it because of the color of his skin. “Well you won’t get very far until you start to wear dresses more often”(Lee 308). This goes along with

The unifying themes which hold this novel together were race, judgment, and fear. This novel portrays the different principles people had on someone’s’ race like Atticus and Bob. Atticus loved black people like they were white because he knew that all of the humans are created equal. He knew that looks, skin color, eye color, etc. do not matter in this case since we all are the same. Bob was a representative of the bad people who dislike African Americans based on their skin color and no matter what will always think they are liars and violent people, unlike Atticus. This also relates to judgment and how people judged others just on how they looked or what they heard about other people. Boo Radley was mistaken as a horrible and dangerous person

As a society, here in the promised land of America, where diversity and innovation flourish to an unparalleled extent, we like to think of ourselves, for the most part, as those who treat everyone with equality, individuality, and above all, God-given and hard earned respect; but, there are some conflicts that are still alive today, even considering their ancient and frankly illogical past. Amongst these issues lies the greatest divide in the history of this great American nation; racism, a virus whose side effects were, perhaps, never stronger than they were in the deep south during a period of time that stretches decades ago. To Kill a Mockingbird is a historical fiction novel that covers a typical Alabama community throughout the immense economic recession that was the Great Depression, while also highlighting matters such as maturity, the mystery of the unknown, and the everyday impact on life while living in a racist state, all engraved onto paper to perfection by Harper Lee. Within To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus, a major character and father to the main character, Scout, is a lone wolf, as he deals with the daily conflict of racism like any real man should, but as few men did; with fairness and equality. Atticus’ treatment of racial prejudice in the novel represents, in my eyes, one of the most important and meaningful themes that people can come to understand; do what you believe and know is right, and do so despite for ridicule and judgement of others. Between his

If you regularly watch the news, get updates on current events, or even if you check social media often, then you probably know about today’s current events. On the news recently, there have been many situations about how people view racism cases. There are also many protests about cases involving the incommensurate treatment of people. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it takes place in a town called Maycomb in the 1930s. The story follows Scout Finch, as her father Atticus Finch, takes on a case that changes how Scout, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill see their town. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows a society that is fixed on one social viewpoint how it can change with one person who is willing to challenge the rest of society -- to teach others, and their children -- about other’s perspectives. Harper Lee uses her characters Atticus, Calpurnia, and the children to exhibit her thoughts on society.