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Examples Of Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

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There are unforgettable moments in a society when one can shape events for generations to come. For an individual to use proper judgements to change one’s living environment, and make the situation equal for others is a significant responsibility. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch presents as an evident contradiction of the society of Maycomb in which racism and injustice are customary in able to emphasize Lee’s lesson that one must stand with their own moral code, regardless of what others think in order to change society.

First of all, Atticus Finch chooses justice and fairness by defending Tom Robinson--- a black man of a crime that he never committed. However, racism and injustice in the town of Maycomb is shown clearly when Tom Robinson, who is wrongly convicted of the beating and rape of Mayella Ewell--- a white woman, is judged as guilty even after the consistently obvious evidence that Atticus Finch gave to prove that he is indeed innocent.
Atticus delivers his closing speech in the case of Tom Robinson as he speaks to the jury of all white men he identifies that he is
“...no idealist” and that “..a court is no better than each man...sitting before [him] on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up. [he is] confident that [the] gentlemen will review without passion the evidence [they] have heard, come to a decision, and restore [the] defendant to his family. In the name of God, do [their] duty.” (274)

While Atticus says he is no idealist, he realistic of the fact that he has extremely low chances of winning the case for Tom Robinson because of the prejudice that the society of Maycomb sets against black people. Regardless of it all, Atticus managed to stand within his own set of moral codes which allowed him to provide proper evidence that Tom is not guilty, in attempt to change the way the society think of a certain group of people.

Correspondingly, Atticus chooses to raise his children, Jem and Scout in a way that would change how the society of Maycomb thinks. One of the most important virtue that Atticus teaches his children is empathy--- the ability to share feelings and understand another person.

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