During the 1930's, segregation towards African Americans were prevalent in the South. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, illustrated the theme of taking a stand when Atticus Finch stood up for Tom Robinson during a court case in which Robinson was accused for raping Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell's daughter. Atticus shouldn't have taken a stand in this situation because it put people who had relations with him (including himself) in danger and people's opinions about him changed for the worst.
Firstly, it is not worth it for Atticus to take a stand because his family was put in danger. After the trial, Bob Ewell caused the Finch family a lot of trouble. According to the text, "Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him, …show more content…
Atticus believes that supporting Tom Robinson will help teach life lessons to Jem and Scout. The text states, “if I didn’t, I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent the this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again”. This shows why Atticus is standing up for Tom Robinson; to help his kids and to teach empathy. To contrast, Atticus shouldn't defend Tom Robinson because he was guilty either way and Jem and Scout would have learned empathy later in their lives. This reason is a refute to the argument of Atticus using the court case as a lesson for his kids.
In conclusion, Atticus Finch shouldn't have defended Tom Robinson because it put his family in danger and put his reputation in Macomb at risk. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus demonstrates diligence to advocate Tom Robinson even though he knew the prejudice in the justice system. Fighting for an African American during that time period caused a lot of trouble which proves how racism caused many problems in society during the
Firstly, it is not worth it for Atticus to take a stand because his family was put in danger. After the trial, Bob Ewell caused the Finch family a lot of trouble. According to the text, "Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him, …show more content…
Atticus believes that supporting Tom Robinson will help teach life lessons to Jem and Scout. The text states, “if I didn’t, I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent the this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again”. This shows why Atticus is standing up for Tom Robinson; to help his kids and to teach empathy. To contrast, Atticus shouldn't defend Tom Robinson because he was guilty either way and Jem and Scout would have learned empathy later in their lives. This reason is a refute to the argument of Atticus using the court case as a lesson for his kids.
In conclusion, Atticus Finch shouldn't have defended Tom Robinson because it put his family in danger and put his reputation in Macomb at risk. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus demonstrates diligence to advocate Tom Robinson even though he knew the prejudice in the justice system. Fighting for an African American during that time period caused a lot of trouble which proves how racism caused many problems in society during the