To Kill A Mockingbird Response Essay

To Kill A Mockingbird authored by Harper Lee is a well written representation of what our society is thought to be. In the duration of the book people are criticized for their race, or bad reputation and there are people who are only great in the mind. Overall this story has a great moral lesson of “don’t judge a book by its cover,” mainly because everyone in the town thought that Boo Radley was a villain of the story and killed his parents however in the end they notice that they are wrong. The story, which is narrated by Scout, began by talking about her father Atticus that makes a solid living in a old and tired town called Maycomb. Then goes on to talk about Boo Radley, Boo is a character that lives in a run down house in their neighborhood that has not been seen outside in fifteen …show more content…
Atticus’s brother Jack came to town for the week and called Atticus a “Nigger-lover” for taking the case. Many people in their town are upset with Atticus for representing a black man however Atticus, in his good heart, is sure that Tom is innocent. Because of the court case the Atticus took he is ridiculed and made fun of all because he is a white man representing a black man. “Around here once you have a drop of the Negro blood you are all black” (P.162). Scout has learned that Tom is being accused by Bob Ewell, the father of the daughter who he supposably raped. The reader already can tell that Tom, although is innocent, will be prosecuted as a guilty suspect so Harper Lee takes a turn of events and turned the tension to another part of the story. The facts of Tom Robinson is a great example of another theme shown in the novel. “Innocence over evil.” This works mainly because although Tom did not rape the girl however, Bob Ewell being the white man that he is got the benefit of the doubt and Tom received the verdict of being guilty because of