Moral Principle In To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee is able to convey the necessary moral principle that all humans are equal in To Kill a Mockingbird through conflicts and wisdom. In the 1930’s, Maycomb, Alabama was an exceptionally, racially divided town in Alabama. In the book, Atticus is asked to defend Tom Robinson, an African American who is accused of raping a white woman. Since segregation and racism are evident in Maycomb, it is clear what the verdict of the trial would be. When Jem and Atticus are discussing the trial after it had happened, Atticus touches on the matter of juries in trials and explains, “In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins” (Lee 295). This shows how the moral principle of all humans being equal is