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One of the characters, Tom Robinson, was an African American man convicted of rape. When he went to court he was in a bad position because he was against a white biased jury. This is a problem because if the jury does not like african americans, then Tom robinson will be found guilty in every way even if he is completely innocent. The white bias is shown when people threaten Atticus for taking up the case, even though he is trying to do the right thing by defending Tom. Later on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a revolutionary step in the right direction for black people
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Boo Radley had stabbed Bob Ewell because Bob was going to use the knife of the kids, but Boo stabbed Bob to save the kids and had killed Bob. By doing so he removed a problem away from the town and that is why the sheriff says that Bob fell on his knife. Saving Boo from having to stand trial or go to jail. So in this case we believe that Boo did the right thing by protecting the kids because there lives were in danger. Especially since some considered him mentally unstable, back then you could be sent to a psychiatric ward for the rest of your life. With harsh treatment there as well. If you were to defend someone else from being killed by killing the attempted murderer, how would you feel if you were …show more content…
This is another example of Creon abusing his power and unrighteously arresting Antigone, when she was talking about her burial ceremony for her brothers. A recurring theme in this debate is doing what it takes to keep your family safe, or unharmed. Ask yourself, if you had a family member badly treated, would you do anything to stop it?
As we’ve displayed, throughout Antigone, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Civil Rights Movement, The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, Pyramus and Thisbe, and Jackson’s love of curly fries, there are examples of where doing the right thing is of greater importance than the law. So, we can conclude that “that which is *compellingly* the correct or appropriate thing to do” is more important than law. (Howe The Free On-line Dictionary of
Boo Radley had stabbed Bob Ewell because Bob was going to use the knife of the kids, but Boo stabbed Bob to save the kids and had killed Bob. By doing so he removed a problem away from the town and that is why the sheriff says that Bob fell on his knife. Saving Boo from having to stand trial or go to jail. So in this case we believe that Boo did the right thing by protecting the kids because there lives were in danger. Especially since some considered him mentally unstable, back then you could be sent to a psychiatric ward for the rest of your life. With harsh treatment there as well. If you were to defend someone else from being killed by killing the attempted murderer, how would you feel if you were …show more content…
This is another example of Creon abusing his power and unrighteously arresting Antigone, when she was talking about her burial ceremony for her brothers. A recurring theme in this debate is doing what it takes to keep your family safe, or unharmed. Ask yourself, if you had a family member badly treated, would you do anything to stop it?
As we’ve displayed, throughout Antigone, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Civil Rights Movement, The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, Pyramus and Thisbe, and Jackson’s love of curly fries, there are examples of where doing the right thing is of greater importance than the law. So, we can conclude that “that which is *compellingly* the correct or appropriate thing to do” is more important than law. (Howe The Free On-line Dictionary of