Convicting a person for a crime they have not committed is a crime on its own. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird a trial involving a Negro, Tom Robinson in opposition to a white man, Bob Ewell, is present. Tom Robinson is charged with sexual assault against Mayella, Bob Ewell’s daughter. As the trial continues on Atticus’ defense of Tom Robinson manifests the innocence of the accuser. Furthermore, all evidences presented were all in favour of Tom Robinson. Despite this fact, Tom is charged guilty and soon he is shot dead because of his attempt to escape. Even though the court case has brought a depressing result, through this trial, many have opened their eyes, allowing the citizens to see what has become of Maycomb, the town the story takes
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The jury took an immense amount of time to return a verdict involving a black man in opposition to a white man. This was a first for Maycomb; this has never happened in the past years. As Atticus explains to Scout and Jem, “That jury took a few hours. An inevitable verdict may be, but usually it takes ‘em just a few minutes” (297). Atticus mentions that for cases like this one, it was always in favour of the white man. Little amount of time needed to decide upon a charge shows how the prejudice emotions highly affect the outcome. The jury taking a vast quantity of time demonstrates a step taken forward. It allows readers to know there was a change in the hearts of the jury. The court case slowly brushed off the dirt, which was restricting the jury from seeing the rights and wrongs. This may not seem like a change that is worth looking back on; however, even if it is only a tiny baby step, it is still a step. Miss Maudie says, “…we’re making a step – it’s just a baby step, but it’s a step” (289). As Miss Maudie mentions, this change would not have occurred if it was not for Atticus’ diligence in defending Tom. This lets Atticus’ defense to have a significance, which is seen through the postponed verdict. In addition, when the readers look more in depth, Judge Taylor have changed in his own accord …show more content…
Inequity towards a certain race or minority due to their differences still exists today. Nevertheless, the mind set of viewing others a certain way has dissipated immensely compared to many historical event caused because of discrimination. For instance, the Holocaust, in which an unspeakable action by Adolf Hitler was done, was due to Hitler’s hatred towards the Jews and other minorities. He has influenced others to have this state of mind. Nonetheless, what people today need to acknowledge is, if this as well as every other historical events had not happened, the world that exists now would not be present. This shows that every choice makes a difference, and as seen in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the Maycomb that is present now has every possibility to change. To do this, even if it is a tiny change, it will lead to a change in the future. A whole community cannot change in a short amount of time. As Atticus says, “…this may be the shadow of a beginning” (297). It may be a truly slow process, but it is not something that should be burdened with the word pointless as it holds the definition of having no purpose. Thus, the word pointless is proven to be irrelevant in every way of the
The jury took an immense amount of time to return a verdict involving a black man in opposition to a white man. This was a first for Maycomb; this has never happened in the past years. As Atticus explains to Scout and Jem, “That jury took a few hours. An inevitable verdict may be, but usually it takes ‘em just a few minutes” (297). Atticus mentions that for cases like this one, it was always in favour of the white man. Little amount of time needed to decide upon a charge shows how the prejudice emotions highly affect the outcome. The jury taking a vast quantity of time demonstrates a step taken forward. It allows readers to know there was a change in the hearts of the jury. The court case slowly brushed off the dirt, which was restricting the jury from seeing the rights and wrongs. This may not seem like a change that is worth looking back on; however, even if it is only a tiny baby step, it is still a step. Miss Maudie says, “…we’re making a step – it’s just a baby step, but it’s a step” (289). As Miss Maudie mentions, this change would not have occurred if it was not for Atticus’ diligence in defending Tom. This lets Atticus’ defense to have a significance, which is seen through the postponed verdict. In addition, when the readers look more in depth, Judge Taylor have changed in his own accord …show more content…
Inequity towards a certain race or minority due to their differences still exists today. Nevertheless, the mind set of viewing others a certain way has dissipated immensely compared to many historical event caused because of discrimination. For instance, the Holocaust, in which an unspeakable action by Adolf Hitler was done, was due to Hitler’s hatred towards the Jews and other minorities. He has influenced others to have this state of mind. Nonetheless, what people today need to acknowledge is, if this as well as every other historical events had not happened, the world that exists now would not be present. This shows that every choice makes a difference, and as seen in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the Maycomb that is present now has every possibility to change. To do this, even if it is a tiny change, it will lead to a change in the future. A whole community cannot change in a short amount of time. As Atticus says, “…this may be the shadow of a beginning” (297). It may be a truly slow process, but it is not something that should be burdened with the word pointless as it holds the definition of having no purpose. Thus, the word pointless is proven to be irrelevant in every way of the