Another theme that was generally seen in this book is Individuals versus Society, because our main character, Atticus Finch, is taking a stand for his belief by defending Tom Robinson, even though the people in his community are tremendously disapproving in his work. One of the evidence that shows the spirit of this theme is in chapter 9, where Atticus explains to Scout of why he is taking this case. Scout notices that everyone in her town, including her classmates, are against her dad in defending Tom Robinson. To answer her uncertainty, Atticus told her that “If I didn’t I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this country in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again” (Lee 100) This quote
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Another piece of evidence that related to this theme is in chapter 15, where Atticus, alone by himself, is standing up against a mob of men in order to protect Tom Robinson from lynching. Atticus quickly confronted the mob; he was no afraid of them as he told them “can turn around and go home” (Lee 200) Also, in his tone of obedience, Atticus challenge the mob to move him out even though the sheriff wasn’t around; he said “Do you really think so?” (Lee 200) as a way to show that he wasn't scared. His action demonstrates that you could either go with the crowd and let your opinion unheard, or you can take a stand for yourself and let everyone hear your true statement. Thus, Atticus’ action represents the theme of Individuals versus Society. Adding on to the argument, the article ‘Lynching Moral cowardice’ that was written by Mark Twain, has some information that related to the theme, as he discusses of how a single individual could really change the community positively. As Twain talk more about the mob violence in his writing, he tackles this problem by saying that “station a brave man in each affected community to encourage, support, and bring to light the deep disapproval of lynching hidden in the secret places of its heart” (Twain
Another piece of evidence that related to this theme is in chapter 15, where Atticus, alone by himself, is standing up against a mob of men in order to protect Tom Robinson from lynching. Atticus quickly confronted the mob; he was no afraid of them as he told them “can turn around and go home” (Lee 200) Also, in his tone of obedience, Atticus challenge the mob to move him out even though the sheriff wasn’t around; he said “Do you really think so?” (Lee 200) as a way to show that he wasn't scared. His action demonstrates that you could either go with the crowd and let your opinion unheard, or you can take a stand for yourself and let everyone hear your true statement. Thus, Atticus’ action represents the theme of Individuals versus Society. Adding on to the argument, the article ‘Lynching Moral cowardice’ that was written by Mark Twain, has some information that related to the theme, as he discusses of how a single individual could really change the community positively. As Twain talk more about the mob violence in his writing, he tackles this problem by saying that “station a brave man in each affected community to encourage, support, and bring to light the deep disapproval of lynching hidden in the secret places of its heart” (Twain