Throughout a person's life people get accused of things they have never done and can result in more serious cases including death, of an innocent person. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the author develops the idea that when faced with discrimination, an individual's moral judgment can be impacted in a negative way and as such, is shown by false accusations of innocent people. The Ewell family, poorest in all of Maycomb, have had their perspective and moral judgment altered in a negative manner through racial discrimination. As the trial progresses, Tom Robinson's jury has their moral judgement clouded with the Ewell's testimony. As well as through the difference, not only in skin colour but also in values, from the “white”
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This gives her the opportunity to transfer her message to the world through her song like a mockingbird. Scout is like a mocking bird in that she has a story to, “‘... sing [her] their [heart] hearts out for...’” (119) She does this by writing the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout is also like the “mag dog”. Once infected by the rabies, now seen as discrimination, she is overtaken and does not have control over her thoughts towards others, “‘He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham-’” (33) This is like the dog, blind through eyes fogged with rabies and does not see a problem. However, throughout Atticus’ trial against Bob Ewell, Scout learns the power of racism and discrimination. Above all, Scout loses her innocence when realizing the harsh reality of racism and discrimination, not just by the town of Maycomb but, also by herself to Arthur “Boo” Radley. Throughout the summers that Dill spent with them, Dill suggested to get him out, “‘Let's try to make him come out, I’d like to see what he looks like.’” (16) so together they tried to get Arthur out of his house. This is because of the town’s rumors about him, and his incident with his father. Scout joins this adventure because she does not want to be see as a child or someone with less status. She wanted to be equal to Jem and Dill, so she joined them - sometimes reluctantly. Scout connects to the harsh …show more content…
The story is about a young girl who grows up in a generation of corrupt justice because of the harsh racism against the innocent. Her father is a lawyer and fighting a case for a black man against a white man. He knows he will not win because he knows the jury will automatically pick the one of the higher class, obviously the white. Again, showing how discrimination and racism play a larger role in the courtroom than the evidence itself. Growing up in this society, and having their father face it head on forces the children to mature and let go of their innocence early on in life. This is seen in Scout, the main character, as she listens to her father argue his point and do things she has never seen him do before. Learning as she watches of the great challenges she has to face as she grows older. Every aspect is seen through the “mad dog”, contaminated with rabies. The rabies are paralleled with the racism in the community. Racism is a disease of the mind, and transmitted by the mouth, as is rabies. It is like an invisible force that that takes over not only your thoughts but your actions towards people of different races or ethnic backgrounds. Bob Ewell has this invisible force inside him, for the only way he feels power is to put down others who are socially below him. The jury can also be paralleled to the mad dog. When infected with rabies, one of the symptoms
This gives her the opportunity to transfer her message to the world through her song like a mockingbird. Scout is like a mocking bird in that she has a story to, “‘... sing [her] their [heart] hearts out for...’” (119) She does this by writing the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout is also like the “mag dog”. Once infected by the rabies, now seen as discrimination, she is overtaken and does not have control over her thoughts towards others, “‘He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham-’” (33) This is like the dog, blind through eyes fogged with rabies and does not see a problem. However, throughout Atticus’ trial against Bob Ewell, Scout learns the power of racism and discrimination. Above all, Scout loses her innocence when realizing the harsh reality of racism and discrimination, not just by the town of Maycomb but, also by herself to Arthur “Boo” Radley. Throughout the summers that Dill spent with them, Dill suggested to get him out, “‘Let's try to make him come out, I’d like to see what he looks like.’” (16) so together they tried to get Arthur out of his house. This is because of the town’s rumors about him, and his incident with his father. Scout joins this adventure because she does not want to be see as a child or someone with less status. She wanted to be equal to Jem and Dill, so she joined them - sometimes reluctantly. Scout connects to the harsh …show more content…
The story is about a young girl who grows up in a generation of corrupt justice because of the harsh racism against the innocent. Her father is a lawyer and fighting a case for a black man against a white man. He knows he will not win because he knows the jury will automatically pick the one of the higher class, obviously the white. Again, showing how discrimination and racism play a larger role in the courtroom than the evidence itself. Growing up in this society, and having their father face it head on forces the children to mature and let go of their innocence early on in life. This is seen in Scout, the main character, as she listens to her father argue his point and do things she has never seen him do before. Learning as she watches of the great challenges she has to face as she grows older. Every aspect is seen through the “mad dog”, contaminated with rabies. The rabies are paralleled with the racism in the community. Racism is a disease of the mind, and transmitted by the mouth, as is rabies. It is like an invisible force that that takes over not only your thoughts but your actions towards people of different races or ethnic backgrounds. Bob Ewell has this invisible force inside him, for the only way he feels power is to put down others who are socially below him. The jury can also be paralleled to the mad dog. When infected with rabies, one of the symptoms