Throughout history, laws have been implemented to prevent wrongdoings; however, mankind has always found ways to disrupt these laws. The phrase “All men are created equal” is used by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence to impose that as humans, we have the same rights. However, his definition differed from the one we think of today, the owning of slaves clouded Jefferson’s thoughts on this phrase. In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, the notion of justice and fairness are called into action when Tom Robinson, a black man is accused and killed over a crime he did not commit. Despite the evidence Atticus Finch had for the case, the jury still convicted Tom Robinson of being guilty because he was a black man at
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The way people of Maycomb treated Boo Radley as if he were an outcast was also not fair though it might not have been on the same scale as Robinson’s case, it was still an issue. One of the characters in the novel that understood this vicious cycle is Atticus Finch; he carried out his duty to defend an innocent black man until the end although he preferred not to take the case. Atticus’s view on treating others were simple, as he states in chapter 3, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (39) This profound thought, unfortunately, is not shared by many, as people on the jury had no regard of the evidence presented before them on behalf of Tom Robinson’s innocence. They still found him guilty because they did not want to look at things from his view. As for Boo Radley, the person most interested in understanding him was Jean Louise Finch, in the beginning, she was was interested in him for the reasons of wanting to unveil his mysterious characteristics of being depicted as a monster who feeds on squirrels. As the story unfolds, she realizes that her father’s insight was correct while she was conversing with Jem, he says, “Scout, I think I 'm beginning to …show more content…
However, there are still people that cling on to the past and are racist. In Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a black man by the name of Tom Robinson is killed for a crime he did not commit, calling the notions of justice and fairness into play. Even the substantial evidence produced by Atticus Finch is not enough to save Robinson from the wrath of the jury. Lee tries to show us a depiction of the corrupt world we live in through her novel. In the end, treating others by the way they appear without taking into consideration their actions is not a sign of justice or
The way people of Maycomb treated Boo Radley as if he were an outcast was also not fair though it might not have been on the same scale as Robinson’s case, it was still an issue. One of the characters in the novel that understood this vicious cycle is Atticus Finch; he carried out his duty to defend an innocent black man until the end although he preferred not to take the case. Atticus’s view on treating others were simple, as he states in chapter 3, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (39) This profound thought, unfortunately, is not shared by many, as people on the jury had no regard of the evidence presented before them on behalf of Tom Robinson’s innocence. They still found him guilty because they did not want to look at things from his view. As for Boo Radley, the person most interested in understanding him was Jean Louise Finch, in the beginning, she was was interested in him for the reasons of wanting to unveil his mysterious characteristics of being depicted as a monster who feeds on squirrels. As the story unfolds, she realizes that her father’s insight was correct while she was conversing with Jem, he says, “Scout, I think I 'm beginning to …show more content…
However, there are still people that cling on to the past and are racist. In Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a black man by the name of Tom Robinson is killed for a crime he did not commit, calling the notions of justice and fairness into play. Even the substantial evidence produced by Atticus Finch is not enough to save Robinson from the wrath of the jury. Lee tries to show us a depiction of the corrupt world we live in through her novel. In the end, treating others by the way they appear without taking into consideration their actions is not a sign of justice or