Examples Of Justice In To Kill A Mockingbird

Today’s society is damaged with the results of people doing terrible things to each other. Peoples actions can make or break lives.The novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is about a little girl, her Brother, their Dad, and the negro they all fight to defend. The main character scout and her older brother Jem, get into all sorts of dilemmas in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. As they learn new valuable lessons about life, they also pick up that the small town they grow up in is not as clean and safe as it seems. The father, Atticus Finch is a kind hearted soul who was given the case of Tom Robinson, a negro accused of Raping a white woman. As soon as Atticus was given the case he aimed to defend Tom but a faulty jury made sure it did not happen.To

As children grow up, they open their eyes to the harsh truths in the world around them that they once did not understand or question. This is experienced by the main characters of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The story is of a girl called Scout and her older brother, Jem, who go through the trials of growing up in the fictional small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. Racism is rampant in the mindset of the townspeople, shown when the children’s lawyer father, Atticus, takes the case of an obviously innocent African-American man and they convict him in their hearts before the trial even starts. Through this all, we can see the theme of loss of innocence in the children. Lee uses characterization to portray

Justice. “the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness. [dictionary.com]” Justice is implyed when something in the right thing to do, whether or not the decision is in favoe of the reciever. Fairness. “the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness. [dictionary.com]” Fairness is implyed when In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the concepts of justice and fairness are two conflicting topics. They don’t seem like they are two concepts that would have conflicts, though in this story, they are clearly displayed as conflicting topics. One thing is the fair thing to do, but it is not just. Many characters are prime examples of this idea, like Tom Robinson’s

“Racism is a disease in society. We’re all equal. I don’t care what their colour is, or religion. Just as long as they’re human beings they’re my buddies.” These words said by Mandawuy Yunupingu, are saying skin color should not matter and individuals should be treated the same because people are all human beings. Putting oneself in someone else's shoes and seeing what he is seeing and feeling is the main theme, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character, is a lawyer in a small town that he and his family live in. He tries to win a trial about a false rape of a different skin color that he knows he will not win; but he does not give up. He keeps trying with all his might to win. Atticus is trying to set an amazing example for his children, Scout and Jem. When Bob Ewell, the person against Atticus on the trial, spits on Atticus

Justice is treating people fairly and equal without the influence of racial prejudice. In To Kill a Mockingbird, racial prejudice and unfairness is displayed throughout the book. Atticus, an attorney, helps an innocent man Tom Robinson to not face the death sentence for a crime that he didn't commit. Scout, the narrator, shows Maycomb’s view on races and how everyone copes and deals with the racial prejudice. The Finch family household builds up Scout’s feeling of justice most in the novel. From the lessons of Calpurnia and Atticus, Scout's perspective of racial equity and profound equality are molded through their discussions.

Harper Lee uses Atticus’ search for justice to illustrate racial equality and honesty. Atticus views Justice as equality and fair treatment for everyone, and this is thoroughly demonstrated in the novel. First of all, Atticus defends a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. She comes from a very poor family and has many siblings.

Scout starts to see the racism that exist, once Atticus explains the meanings of words people around her have been using. During the trial Scout and her brother and close friend Dill witness the trial. Even though they are young they can see that Mr. Robinson is innocent. Even though Mr. Robinson?s innocence was clear even in the eyes of kids, Mr. Robinson was still found guilty, just because he was a black man. Later, hope that Tom Robinson may have a chance of being released is gone when in an attempt to escape, Mr. Robinson is shot dead. Scout is extremely disappointed at the verdict and even more at the death of Mr. Robinson and realizes the injustice that exist. Later in a cowardly attempt by the alleged rape victims father,Bob Ewell, tries to kill Scout and her brother after a Halloween pageant in order to get even with her father for making him look bad in court. This is when Mr.Radley makes an appearance and stabs their attacker. Even though Mr. Radley kills a man he is not tried for murder because he was defending the Scout and her brother. In my opinion, this is more injustice, because another attacker is not in trouble.

Most white men and women had no regards or respect to all blacks: men, women, kids, elderly, or kids; all the whites had a strong bellicose attitude towards the blacks. It was very hard for blacks to insinuate themselves with the whites. Atticus knew this before, during, and after the trial. After the trial, all the adults, black, and whites expected this result; Jem and Scout did not know why the trial ended in this result. Due to the Jem and Scout’s lack of knowledge of the real world, Jem and Scout decided to question Atticus about the inane result. Atticus explains that the result was made by the white jury influenced by the racial barrier, “An inevitable verdict, maybe,..” (Atticus 297). Atticus is explaining to Jem and Scout that there are some things that cannot be avoided. No matter how much one person is willing to fight and resist, there will always be a prudent result. However, the irony in the verdict’s decision was that it Atticus managed to put someone who wanted to kill Tom but indebted to Atticus; that person did what Atticus told him to do, try to convince the jury Tom is

Through the study this term of the central text, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and related texts, films Rabbit Proof Fence by Phillip Noyce and In the Name of the Father by Jim Sheridan, my understanding of the concept of justice, or what constitutes justice, has altered considerably. We all think we know what justice is, or what it should be. In Australian colloquial terms, it is the principle of a “fair go” for everyone. In a perfect world, everyone is treated fairly. No-one is subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sex or disability. But the reality is that the world we inhabit is far from perfect, human beings are by their very natures

Tom Robinson an innocent, targeted man and a member of Maycomb County had been accused of raping a young girl with an abusive father, her name is Mayella. Atticus defended Tom Robinson and proved his innocence; Mayella continued to twist and lie about the story as her father threatened to beat her, when in reality the father was the guilty one after all; now of course everyone would believe Tom did it, he was a black man with a bad reputation with plenty of twisted rumors that pondered around the town, who would believe he was innocent? No one. Maycomb never thought for a second that a white man would ever do such a thing, even if so a black man would still be targeted due to the racism the town endured.

Introduction: In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character Atticus embarks on a journey with the sole intention of finding justice in their society. So far, things were utterly dull: nobody had thundered, there were no arguments between opposing counsel, there was no drama; a grave disappointment to all present, it seemed. I. Atticus desires a fair and civil trial for his client.

Most of the second part of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is Tom Robinson’s trial. Atticus, being the defendant, has a lot to say about justice and where it is deserved. Throughout the story, justice, or therefore lack of, is a recurrent theme, and it is most commonly seen surrounding Tom’s trial. The evidence of the trial and testimonies from witnesses clearly showed that Tom Robinson was innocent, but the jury convicted him guilty purely because of his race: black. Scout realizes the meaning of this true injustice and thinks, “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 323). Harper Lee is using this situation and the literary device of conflict to show that justice is rarely

The life of a family in 1930’s, with judgement and injustice causing conflicts. A family of 3 and a innocent man living in Maycomb, Alabama face discrimination and judgement, as justice not being served to a harmed girl. As things are different during the Great Depression, people view and believe certain things based off race, which leads to people being judged. Demonstrating people being treated unfairly. Such as discrimination because of people's skin color, stereotypes in the 1930’s, what people of color can say or do.

Social justice and equal treatment have been a topic of interest for quite some time for many people. I am going to qualify the stance that justice doesn’t mean equal treatment. Though I agree that in some cases justice does mean equal treatment, in the words of Harper Lee and other sources of literature I have concluded that in certain cases equal treatment cannot be met for all parties involved. Equality implies that everyone enjoys the same rights, and everyone is bound by the same laws, has access to the same health care and education, and equal opportunity to employment; Given the diversity in race, social status and economic status in our society, true equality can be difficult to achieve.

Justice plays a major role in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In a perfect world, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and other differences would not matter in the eyes of justice, but as it can be seen in this book, it does and the readers discover that justice is not served. Atticus Finch, being the hero of the story, told his son that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because all they do is create music and therefore are innocent creatures who mean no harm. Within the book, innocent characters are subjected to their own injustices by being victims of prejudice and racism, and are eventually destroyed themselves. Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Jem Finch and Mayella Ewell represented the mockingbirds within the book. The only voice of justice within Maycomb is Atticus who tried to teach lessons of morality to his children and also tried to spread his views of justice