The Courthouse Symbol
The symbol represented is the Maycomb County Courthouse. This courthouse is a symbol of social inequality and injustice because of the events that took place in it. For example, the Tom Robinson case. The Tom Robinson case was unfair because, as Mr. Underwood stated in the editorial, “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (276). The case was unfair because Tom Robinson was black, and was not given a fair chance to explain himself. This shows social inequality because Tom was given an unfair chance because he was black, and Mayella was favored towards because she was white. Due to that, he lost the case after having evidence that proved him innocent, and Mayella won without putting
The symbol represented is the Maycomb County Courthouse. This courthouse is a symbol of social inequality and injustice because of the events that took place in it. For example, the Tom Robinson case. The Tom Robinson case was unfair because, as Mr. Underwood stated in the editorial, “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (276). The case was unfair because Tom Robinson was black, and was not given a fair chance to explain himself. This shows social inequality because Tom was given an unfair chance because he was black, and Mayella was favored towards because she was white. Due to that, he lost the case after having evidence that proved him innocent, and Mayella won without putting