Justice In To Kill A Mockingbird

According to King Lear, the poor have their mistakes presented on themselves, have nothing to hide with, and are easily convicted, while the rich have the money and resources to cover their misdemeanors up and can obtain an easier justice. Because what stands as fair and truthful is decided by the will of a person, there is a correlation between wealth and justice since those with more are viewed in a different public eye and have the resources to cover up their misdeeds when they occur. The rich and famous are held at different standards then others and have their mistakes over looked. January of 2018, YouTube star Logan Paul was ridiculed over his video blog where he went to a Japanese park that is known for being a location where …show more content…
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson was held at court for the alleged rape of a local white woman. Even though Tom and his lawyer, Atticus, continually tried to prove his innocence, the town ignored the facts. King Lear’s description of the bias of justice translates over to minorities and race. The “pigmy’s straw” does pierce their right for a fair ruling. Accusations and convictions occur on little to no evidence, as seen in Harper's work. This works to prove that not only do the rich receive special treatment, but the poor are burdened with all slander spoken against them. To contrast with this, those of color often find themselves having to fight for privileges that are considered standards to other wealthy people around them. Henrietta Lacks, better known for her contribution to science with her HeLa cells, faced many injustices that ended up with her unaware donation. While receiving care at the only hospital in the area that would treat black patients, the doctors took cells from Henrietta and began to experiment on them. The cells, coined HeLa, became a huge medical breakthrough being the first immortalized cell line. The scientists took advantage of her family and their uneducation by not giving them a say in Henrietta’s remains. The doctors did not inform the family of what Henrietta contributed to science and did not take the time to explain it to them. Their lack of control in the situation lead to them feeling powerless against the higher power, not being able to receive the basic right of the use of their relatives remains. To not take a person seriously because of social status is a crime against human decency which should always be the number one