Examples Of Equality In To Kill A Mockingbird

Is there really such a thing as true equality? Can equality really be found in places like court? In To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee says that all men are created equal in courts. The book proves that through the results of the trial and the actions of the people after the trial, not all men are created equal, even in courts The results of the trial clearly point out one thing. When the members of the jury say “guilty” the inequality is prominent. Why? Although Atticus clearly defines evidence in favor of Tom, the jury was still inflicted with “Maycomb’s disease.” The evidence presented clearly said that Tom Robinson, a cripple, couldn’t have strangled Mayela, and that he was innocent. The accusers (?), Bob and Mayela, Bob especially,
were the lowest of people. Bob lived off of relief checks and was a Drunk. It was also evident that he abused his children, and had relations with Mayela that were not fit for a Father and Daughter. Yet still, when everything pointed to Tom being innocent and even an entire speech about men being equal in courts (courtesy of Atticus) he was still guilty. If Tom was a white man, the trial would’ve gone way different, or there would even be no trial at all but unfortunately he was not, and that meant that he wasn’t equal.