It is often said that doing the right thing is more important than doing what is easy. Rosa Parks. Martin Luther King Jr. Both are excellent examples of people who stood up for what they believed in. Both faced discrimination for their thoughts, beliefs and actions. These people and many more people and examples fought for what was right even though it might not of been easy at times.
To do was is right will also be more important than doing what is easy “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Lee 87). The people of the United Stated have been told for a hundred years that a white man is more superior than a black man. Atticus took a case he know he will lose for the reason …show more content…
The first colored students that went to Little Rock were learning things about other people and their hatred; therefore, the black students are seeing the extremes that the white students and their white parents will go to so the don't have to integrate Central High. It was not easy for these students to integrate Central High; however, it was right in the sense that they needed to start integration somewhere and these eleven students were brave enough to be the start; therefore, they did not take the easy route and stay at their all colored school and never have integration. “Well, we’re just doing what our parents want us to do” (Primary Source). Even though the white students wanted to do what was right they followed what their parents wanted them to do because they didn’t want to let them down. They could've done what was right and help the colored students at their new school but they wanted to obey their parents and wanted them to be proud in their decisions. Atticus decides to represent Tom Robinson in a case he knew he would not win for the reason of “{The main one is}, if {I}{he} did not {I}{he} could not represent this country in the legislature, {I}{he} couldn't even tell {you} scout or Jem not to do something again” (Lee 86). To do this is a big part of Atticus because he doesn't only want to show his kids that doing the right thing is not always easy but it can change who you are for the better. His main goal is to teach Scout, Jem and all the people of Maycomb that black men and women are just as equal as whites. Therefore, black should not be treated with degradation and whites should have done what was right over what was eazy during the
To do was is right will also be more important than doing what is easy “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Lee 87). The people of the United Stated have been told for a hundred years that a white man is more superior than a black man. Atticus took a case he know he will lose for the reason …show more content…
The first colored students that went to Little Rock were learning things about other people and their hatred; therefore, the black students are seeing the extremes that the white students and their white parents will go to so the don't have to integrate Central High. It was not easy for these students to integrate Central High; however, it was right in the sense that they needed to start integration somewhere and these eleven students were brave enough to be the start; therefore, they did not take the easy route and stay at their all colored school and never have integration. “Well, we’re just doing what our parents want us to do” (Primary Source). Even though the white students wanted to do what was right they followed what their parents wanted them to do because they didn’t want to let them down. They could've done what was right and help the colored students at their new school but they wanted to obey their parents and wanted them to be proud in their decisions. Atticus decides to represent Tom Robinson in a case he knew he would not win for the reason of “{The main one is}, if {I}{he} did not {I}{he} could not represent this country in the legislature, {I}{he} couldn't even tell {you} scout or Jem not to do something again” (Lee 86). To do this is a big part of Atticus because he doesn't only want to show his kids that doing the right thing is not always easy but it can change who you are for the better. His main goal is to teach Scout, Jem and all the people of Maycomb that black men and women are just as equal as whites. Therefore, black should not be treated with degradation and whites should have done what was right over what was eazy during the