Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, and All American Boys by Jason Reynolds are connected by the theme and moral lessons each novel puts forward. Just Mercy, is written from the viewpoint of Mr. Stevenson as he goes through many people's cases trying to give them the justice they deserve. All American Boys is the story of a young teenage boy who is beaten up by a cop because it is believed he is stealing a bag of chips. Although the storylines of these two stories are different, and the era in which they are placed is is different, these two novels have a surprising amount of connections. The first and probably most obvious connection between these two novels is the moral lessons they try to teach the reader.
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“I tried to explain, but the policeman shut me down quick. ‘Shut up,’ he barked, coming closer. ‘wait, wait, I-’ ‘I said shut up!’ …show more content…
In Just Mercy Walter was put on death row because the court didn’t look at obvious evidence that was right in front of their noses. When Mr. Stevenson became Walters Lawyer he gave the obvious evidence that proved Walter innocence. “ I called Clay Kast to the stand. The white mechanic testified that Mcmillan's truck was not a low-rider in November 1986 when Rhonda Morrison was murdered. Kast had records and clearly remembered modifying Walters truck in May 1987, over six months after when Hooks and Hightower claimed they’d seen a low-rider truck at the cleaners.” This evidence that M. Stevenson gave to the court clearly proved that Hooks was lying and Walter was innocent. In All American Boys the cop didn’t look at his surroundings and see Rashad’s ROTC uniform in his open bag, nor did he see the wallet that Rashad was pulling out at the time. “‘I have money right here!’ With my free hand, I reached into my pocket to grab the dollar I had designated to pay for those stupid chips. But before I could even get my fingers on the money, the cop had me knotted up in a submission hold, my arms twisted behind me, pain searing up to my shoulders.” (Pg. 22). “‘ but he could’ve been!For a bag of chips that he was gonna pay for! For having brown skin and wearing his jeans in a certain way. And guess what Dad, that ROTC uniform was probably right there in that bag. The bag was open so that cop probably
“I tried to explain, but the policeman shut me down quick. ‘Shut up,’ he barked, coming closer. ‘wait, wait, I-’ ‘I said shut up!’ …show more content…
In Just Mercy Walter was put on death row because the court didn’t look at obvious evidence that was right in front of their noses. When Mr. Stevenson became Walters Lawyer he gave the obvious evidence that proved Walter innocence. “ I called Clay Kast to the stand. The white mechanic testified that Mcmillan's truck was not a low-rider in November 1986 when Rhonda Morrison was murdered. Kast had records and clearly remembered modifying Walters truck in May 1987, over six months after when Hooks and Hightower claimed they’d seen a low-rider truck at the cleaners.” This evidence that M. Stevenson gave to the court clearly proved that Hooks was lying and Walter was innocent. In All American Boys the cop didn’t look at his surroundings and see Rashad’s ROTC uniform in his open bag, nor did he see the wallet that Rashad was pulling out at the time. “‘I have money right here!’ With my free hand, I reached into my pocket to grab the dollar I had designated to pay for those stupid chips. But before I could even get my fingers on the money, the cop had me knotted up in a submission hold, my arms twisted behind me, pain searing up to my shoulders.” (Pg. 22). “‘ but he could’ve been!For a bag of chips that he was gonna pay for! For having brown skin and wearing his jeans in a certain way. And guess what Dad, that ROTC uniform was probably right there in that bag. The bag was open so that cop probably