Racism has been around for a very long time. During the Great Depression around the 1930s segregation was still going on. Black folks and White folks were not able to be around or talk to one another with one another. Blacks did not have many rights. When a White had blamed a black person for they will get automatically accused and blamed for doing it, whether they did it or not. In the novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, she talks about this by using a court case that had involved a black man by the name of Tom Robinson and a white woman by the name of Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell was the daughter of the dirtiest, rudest, and the laziest man in Maycomb County; Bob Ewell. Mayella and Bob Ewell had accused Tom Robinson for rapping
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He stood up for Tom Robinson because of those golden rules he follows. For example, when Atticus was talking to Scout about Boo Radley. It states, “You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee, chapter 3). This evidence shows that Atticus was trying to make Scout understand that she needs to see things like situations in other people's point of view. This is important because this shows that Atticus tries to see what others are going through by putting himself in their shows. Therefore this shows that Atticus used this golden rule to stand up for Tom Robinson because he put himself in Tom’s shoes and realized all the things he was going through. Another evidence will be from page 290-291 where it states, “Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life. ‘I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco,’ was all Atticus said about it.” This shows that Atticus didn’t care that Bob Ewell had spat on him. This shows that Atticus hadn’t cared what others said about him or do to him. Atticus didn’t let what Bob Ewell had said about him get to him. As a result, this shows that Atticus uses this everyday to help him in life so he can be stronger not only in his body but the …show more content…
For example in chapter 16 it states , “Lemme tell you somethin’ now Billy,’ a third said, ‘You know the court appointed him to defend this nigger,’ yeah but Atticus aims to defend him. That’s what I don’t like about it.” This shows that people were disrespecting Atticus since he was defending a black man. This is important because as Atticus took the case many people were against it but Atticus still kept on with taking the case even if people were talking bad upon his name. Therefore this shows that people were disrespecting Atticus because he chose to stand up for a black man. Another evidence will be from chapter 9 where it states, “This time we aren’t fighting the Yankees, we’re fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get they’re still our friends and this is still our
He stood up for Tom Robinson because of those golden rules he follows. For example, when Atticus was talking to Scout about Boo Radley. It states, “You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee, chapter 3). This evidence shows that Atticus was trying to make Scout understand that she needs to see things like situations in other people's point of view. This is important because this shows that Atticus tries to see what others are going through by putting himself in their shows. Therefore this shows that Atticus used this golden rule to stand up for Tom Robinson because he put himself in Tom’s shoes and realized all the things he was going through. Another evidence will be from page 290-291 where it states, “Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life. ‘I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco,’ was all Atticus said about it.” This shows that Atticus didn’t care that Bob Ewell had spat on him. This shows that Atticus hadn’t cared what others said about him or do to him. Atticus didn’t let what Bob Ewell had said about him get to him. As a result, this shows that Atticus uses this everyday to help him in life so he can be stronger not only in his body but the …show more content…
For example in chapter 16 it states , “Lemme tell you somethin’ now Billy,’ a third said, ‘You know the court appointed him to defend this nigger,’ yeah but Atticus aims to defend him. That’s what I don’t like about it.” This shows that people were disrespecting Atticus since he was defending a black man. This is important because as Atticus took the case many people were against it but Atticus still kept on with taking the case even if people were talking bad upon his name. Therefore this shows that people were disrespecting Atticus because he chose to stand up for a black man. Another evidence will be from chapter 9 where it states, “This time we aren’t fighting the Yankees, we’re fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get they’re still our friends and this is still our