We have all been in a situation where we were wrongly accused and blamed by the guilty. We have all been through this. We get assessed by people who determine what we’re like without actually ever knowing who they actually are. In extreme situations these people could take the weight of another person's actions. Resulting in someone else paying the time for their crime. In the book To Kill the Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows that even the innocent will be judged and prosecuted by the guilty.
Arthur Radley, or better known as Boo, was the first example of amiss depiction. Boo was a complete mystery, so people started making stories and spreading rumors. Rumors that made this man sound like a freak who was controlled by a strict family. He was labeled as the violent crazy man of Maycomb. When in reality Boo was probable keeping to himself and trying to keep a low profile and he was an easy target for others to start rumors and fibs about him. After saving the Finsch children, he resumed his normal feng shui of activities. He was especially able to do this because Sherrif Tate stated, “Know what’d happen then? All the ladies in Maycomb includin’ m wife’d be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes. To my way of thinkin’, Mr.Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy …show more content…
Sadly Tom was the man who the Ewell decided to blame. They knew well enough that a black man would have no hope in winning a court case in which he allegedly “raped” a white girl. All of the evidence was clear that Tom couldn't do it but as Atticus said, “The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Even though Atticus picked apart the stories of Mayella and Bob, Tom was still found guilty of a crime he didn’t do. As Tom’s story came to a sad end, there was another story
Arthur Radley, or better known as Boo, was the first example of amiss depiction. Boo was a complete mystery, so people started making stories and spreading rumors. Rumors that made this man sound like a freak who was controlled by a strict family. He was labeled as the violent crazy man of Maycomb. When in reality Boo was probable keeping to himself and trying to keep a low profile and he was an easy target for others to start rumors and fibs about him. After saving the Finsch children, he resumed his normal feng shui of activities. He was especially able to do this because Sherrif Tate stated, “Know what’d happen then? All the ladies in Maycomb includin’ m wife’d be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes. To my way of thinkin’, Mr.Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy …show more content…
Sadly Tom was the man who the Ewell decided to blame. They knew well enough that a black man would have no hope in winning a court case in which he allegedly “raped” a white girl. All of the evidence was clear that Tom couldn't do it but as Atticus said, “The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Even though Atticus picked apart the stories of Mayella and Bob, Tom was still found guilty of a crime he didn’t do. As Tom’s story came to a sad end, there was another story