To Kill A Mockingbird Ethical Analysis

Ethical issues are present throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus, the protagonist’s father, who is a lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama, is part of an obstruction of justice, as well as Sheriff Tate. Their exceptional manners were not shown by the end of the story, where Bob Ewell, who had named Tom Robinson guilty of rape, had all his intentions to kill little Jem and Scout. During the event, the town’s ghost, Boo Radley, becomes the hero, but also the criminal of the scene. Maycomb’s lawyer and Sheriff Tate take the law in their own hands, by covering Boo Radley’s crime of murdering Bob Ewell and call it a suicide. Their committed actions represent the issue of situation ethics also shown by the lies made by the Ewells at the trial against a vulnerable black citizen, Tom Robinson. If one compares the situation blacks lived back in the days, to their daily life right now, it is clear that there have been many changes in our …show more content…
Covering up this last crime was not the right thing to do, instead, it was the easiest solution to the problem. Thus, Mr. Ewell was an evil and arrogant man, the truth of the death must have been said instead of lying about the actions taken in scene. Moreover, since Boo Radley was the outcast of the town, they did not want to put all the attention to him, instead, leaving it as it already is. Notwithstanding, both characters were not just dishonest to themselves, but to all of their town. As a matter of fact, law was not followed by these people, even though they were the main characters who had the responsibility to act in accordance of these set of regulations. Furthermore, covering Mr. Radley was decided because they did not want him to be the focal point of this municipality. Therefore, it led them to oppose the law and left this information about the act