Characters Respond to Different Challenges

Characters in to kill a mockingbird respond differently to different situations. My essay will deal with Jem and Atticus two very strong characters in the book and both of them respond to challenges differently. I chose Jem and Atticus because they are both very thoughtful and caring characters in the book and both play a very major part in the book. The Situation I will be dealing with is the trial because both men have to over come some challenges. Atticus is a very sophisticated character in the book, “To Kill a Mocking Bird”. He plays a major role in the book and has to over come many different challenges. The challenges I will talk about are the situations leading up to the trial and the trial. In the events leading up to the trial he is sitting at the county jail “protecting” and reading to Tom Robinson. (The defendant) Many different men wanting to kill him and Tom Robinson approach because they are angry Tom raped a girl. Atticus is very cool-headed and handles this very well. He talks to the men and is also helped by his daughter, nine-year-old Scout. He talks to the men and calm them down and make them realize what they are doing is very unreasonable. He tells them that there will be a fair trial for Tom and Mayella. In the trial he is the defendants lawyer and he must over come assumptions by the accuser. Atticus during the trial was being yelled and pointed at by Mayella. He always kept a cool head and never got frustrated. He would calm her and make sure she felt safe around him. He had over come a challenge of getting Mayella to cope with him in the trial. Another challenge is getting a white jury to go in favor of a black man. In order for him to over come this challenge he must present forth very clear evidence and must feel confident and strong when supporting this evidence or the jury might not go for the detail he is putting forth. Jem is another character going through many hardships coming up to the trial. In school he is being