How to Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the great depression of the 1920’s and 1930’s. The narrator, Scout and many other characters show innocence and many of them lose that innocence. They say that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird because it shows innocence and does not harm, only sing.
First, Tom Robinson was an African american man who was wrongfully accused of raping a white woman (Mayella Ewell). Atticus Finch defended him even though he knew it was a losing battle of white man’s word over the black man’s word. He fought for what was right not for what the people want him to do. Tom Robinson was announced as guilty even though Atticus clearly proved that Bob Ewell was the one who beat and raped her.
Second, Charles Baker “Dill” Harris
First, Tom Robinson was an African american man who was wrongfully accused of raping a white woman (Mayella Ewell). Atticus Finch defended him even though he knew it was a losing battle of white man’s word over the black man’s word. He fought for what was right not for what the people want him to do. Tom Robinson was announced as guilty even though Atticus clearly proved that Bob Ewell was the one who beat and raped her.
Second, Charles Baker “Dill” Harris