To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Analysis “There’s something in our world that makes men lose their heads-they couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it's a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life” (Lee. 294). To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a little town in Alabama called Maycomb. The main character is a little girl named Scout and her dad, Atticus, who defends a black man in court. The accusations against the man are a sham and are instigated by the Ewell family. The Finches are scrupulous, unlike the Ewells. The man whose name is Tom Robinson is innocent, but because of racism in the town he is convicted guilty. The quote above is from Atticus and he is talking about how people in the town are so racist and blinded by
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Atticus gives an impeccable closing argument showing how innocent Tom is. During Atticus’ closing argument he says, “The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place” (Lee. 271) Atticus is showing the jury that Tom is completely innocent. The jury comes into the courtroom and charges Tom as guilty. This shows how much racial prejudice is in this town, Tom is a completely innocent man but is convicted guilty just because of how dark his skin is. When the Ewell’s testimony is juxtapose to Tom Robinson’s the reader can clearly see that Tom is innocent and the Ewells are guilty. As Scout is reading an article in the newspaper, she realizes that “Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee. 323). Atticus was never going to relinquish, but he was never going to win this case because of racism. This proves that no matter what Atticus would have done, Tom would still be charged guilty and get the death sentence. This shows how much racial inequality there is at the
Atticus gives an impeccable closing argument showing how innocent Tom is. During Atticus’ closing argument he says, “The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place” (Lee. 271) Atticus is showing the jury that Tom is completely innocent. The jury comes into the courtroom and charges Tom as guilty. This shows how much racial prejudice is in this town, Tom is a completely innocent man but is convicted guilty just because of how dark his skin is. When the Ewell’s testimony is juxtapose to Tom Robinson’s the reader can clearly see that Tom is innocent and the Ewells are guilty. As Scout is reading an article in the newspaper, she realizes that “Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee. 323). Atticus was never going to relinquish, but he was never going to win this case because of racism. This proves that no matter what Atticus would have done, Tom would still be charged guilty and get the death sentence. This shows how much racial inequality there is at the