“This case is as simple as black and white.” Tom Robinson, an innocent African American man living in Alabama during the 1930’s was accused of raping a white women and was put on trial. Atticus Finch was appointed to defend him and prove he was innocent. Atticus Finch proved that Tom Robinson was in fact innocent in his closing arguement.
First off using Logos, Atticus states “But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal--there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man an equal of Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president” (par. 12) In this he’s saying how since Thomas Jefferson said that all men are created equal then one man who is completely opposite from another is still equal to the man who isn’t like him. Einstein was a genius and created many things but a stupid man who hasn’t done anything is still equal and should be treated equal to Einstein, like how Tom Robinson should be treated the same as white men. …show more content…
We do know in part what Mr. Ewell did: he did what any God-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do under the circumstances—he swore out a warrant, no doubt signing it with his left hand, and Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses—his right hand” (par. 7) This Logos proves how since Mayella Ewell was beaten and hit on the right side of the face the suspect had to have used his left hand. Earlier Tom Robinson gave out the hint that Bob Ewell abuses Mayella and Bob signed the warrant with his left hand, so therefore that gives a lot of evidence of who was actually guilty and who is innocent. Tom Robinson did not hit Mayella since he took the oath with his right hand and he could’ve not hit Mayella unless he hit straight forward instead of crossing
First off using Logos, Atticus states “But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal--there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man an equal of Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president” (par. 12) In this he’s saying how since Thomas Jefferson said that all men are created equal then one man who is completely opposite from another is still equal to the man who isn’t like him. Einstein was a genius and created many things but a stupid man who hasn’t done anything is still equal and should be treated equal to Einstein, like how Tom Robinson should be treated the same as white men. …show more content…
We do know in part what Mr. Ewell did: he did what any God-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do under the circumstances—he swore out a warrant, no doubt signing it with his left hand, and Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses—his right hand” (par. 7) This Logos proves how since Mayella Ewell was beaten and hit on the right side of the face the suspect had to have used his left hand. Earlier Tom Robinson gave out the hint that Bob Ewell abuses Mayella and Bob signed the warrant with his left hand, so therefore that gives a lot of evidence of who was actually guilty and who is innocent. Tom Robinson did not hit Mayella since he took the oath with his right hand and he could’ve not hit Mayella unless he hit straight forward instead of crossing