There is not a "true" definition of justice and there will never be a totally correct definition either. The word just means acting or doing something based on your morals and ethics. Because the definition of just can take many forms, so can justice. To understand justice, yo have to understand how to be just. What people consider just evolves with time. For example. it was considered just to beat children decades ago. One particular decade, the 1930's, Jim Crow Laws were going strong and racism was a common thing. According to some whites, the Jim Crow Laws were just because blacks were thought to be the inferior race. If you want to learn more about the Jim Crow Laws in Alabama, click here. Atticus Finch believes that there is one place where all men are treated equal and just, the courtroom. A courtroom is one of the most common
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Not everyone shared his opinion though. Some of them were just too tied up with the belief or was simply scared of change. Jem learned that some things are just "ain't right" with the legal system (Lee 284). He personally though that people in Maycomb were good people and ones that would treat people equal. Instead, he learns that they aren't and the courtrooms aren't in fact, the great levelers. Jem sees that courtroom didn't change what people though of black people and in the end, convicted an innocent man. To Jem, the Tom Robinson Trial did not deliver justice and was a shining example of the problem with the Jim Crow Laws. Jem's definition of justice would be something along the lines of, people, no matter their background, should be treated equally in all situations. A black man would have the same opportunities of a white man but also face the same consequences of him too.
The Scottsboro Trial is an extremely similar case to the one found in To Kill A Mocking Bird takes place in Alabama around the same time. On March 25, 1931, nine black men were accused of rape by two women. The accusations were
Not everyone shared his opinion though. Some of them were just too tied up with the belief or was simply scared of change. Jem learned that some things are just "ain't right" with the legal system (Lee 284). He personally though that people in Maycomb were good people and ones that would treat people equal. Instead, he learns that they aren't and the courtrooms aren't in fact, the great levelers. Jem sees that courtroom didn't change what people though of black people and in the end, convicted an innocent man. To Jem, the Tom Robinson Trial did not deliver justice and was a shining example of the problem with the Jim Crow Laws. Jem's definition of justice would be something along the lines of, people, no matter their background, should be treated equally in all situations. A black man would have the same opportunities of a white man but also face the same consequences of him too.
The Scottsboro Trial is an extremely similar case to the one found in To Kill A Mocking Bird takes place in Alabama around the same time. On March 25, 1931, nine black men were accused of rape by two women. The accusations were