Never Too Late To Do The Right Thing In Ghosts Of Mississippi

The movie, Ghosts of Mississippi, demonstrates that it is never too late to do the right thing through the character of Bobby DeLaughter. One incident where Bobby DeLaughter demonstrates this is when in his concluding statement, he talks of the murder of Medgar Evers as a gaping wound in society. He then proceeds to say that justice is the soothing balm that will cleanse the wound, and when there is no justice, those wounds can never be fully healed. Bobby is demonstrating how no matter how much time passes by, the hurt and damage created by this egregious act will never fully be cured. He is communicating that unless justice is served, the crime committed will continue harming society no matter how long ago it happened. The wound will continue …show more content…
He shows how he believes there is no time limit on doing the right thing. He is trying to demonstrate that although some injustices may have been made in the past, it is upon the future generation to right those wrongs and not delay justice any further because it happened before their time. It also shows how justice must be served without exceptions in the court of law. If an exception is made once, it will set the precedent for people to be free of justice after a certain amount of time that is deemed “too long.” Another time where Bobby shows his care for the right thing to be done is when he is talking to Delmar in the forest. He says no matter how long ago it took place, murder is murder. When Delmar interjects and says he has paid enough for the mistakes he made, Bobby says that we can never get even for the wrongs we have done. In this scene, Bobby shows how that no matter how much time has passed the crime that has been committed was still committed. Time doesn’t take away the wrong that has been