The Importance Of Equality In The Tom Robinson Case
2019253--4th Hour
More than five years ago, a Mississippi court featured a case with a biased and racially bigoted jury (Washington). The defendant, Curtis Flowers, could not receive a fair trial as long as whites outnumbered African Americans on the jury. Aside from the fact that Curtis Flowers’ verdict was guilty, the case reveals the abundance of racism evident in courts. Throughout the second part of To Kill a Mockingbird, racism overshadows equality in the Tom Robinson Case. Many changes come about in Part Two including the following: Aunt Alexandra comes to live with the Finch family, and more importantly, the trial begins. Jem, Scout, and Dill learn the prejudiced and discriminating ways of Maycomb.Throughout the duration of the trial, various citizens of Maycomb testify including Heck Tate, Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella, …show more content…
The jury convicts Tom Robinson of rape. Although the case draws to a close, Tom Robinson proceeds to play a crucial role in the chapters following the trial; he attempts to escape jail, which ultimately leads to his death. Upon Tom’s death, Bob Ewell starts threatening various citizens of Maycomb, including Atticus and Helen Robinson, the wife of Tom Robinson. Bob Ewell attacks and injures Jem and Scout while they walk home from a school event. Shortly after, Boo Radley makes a reappearance. In the final chapters of the book, Boo and Scout’s friendship evolves. Racism, a central theme in the story, determines the outcome of the trial, and opposes the statement “in our courts all men are created equal” (Lee 205). While Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, portrays injustices in many shapes and sizes, her statement that “in court men are created equal” can be amended to
More than five years ago, a Mississippi court featured a case with a biased and racially bigoted jury (Washington). The defendant, Curtis Flowers, could not receive a fair trial as long as whites outnumbered African Americans on the jury. Aside from the fact that Curtis Flowers’ verdict was guilty, the case reveals the abundance of racism evident in courts. Throughout the second part of To Kill a Mockingbird, racism overshadows equality in the Tom Robinson Case. Many changes come about in Part Two including the following: Aunt Alexandra comes to live with the Finch family, and more importantly, the trial begins. Jem, Scout, and Dill learn the prejudiced and discriminating ways of Maycomb.Throughout the duration of the trial, various citizens of Maycomb testify including Heck Tate, Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella, …show more content…
The jury convicts Tom Robinson of rape. Although the case draws to a close, Tom Robinson proceeds to play a crucial role in the chapters following the trial; he attempts to escape jail, which ultimately leads to his death. Upon Tom’s death, Bob Ewell starts threatening various citizens of Maycomb, including Atticus and Helen Robinson, the wife of Tom Robinson. Bob Ewell attacks and injures Jem and Scout while they walk home from a school event. Shortly after, Boo Radley makes a reappearance. In the final chapters of the book, Boo and Scout’s friendship evolves. Racism, a central theme in the story, determines the outcome of the trial, and opposes the statement “in our courts all men are created equal” (Lee 205). While Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, portrays injustices in many shapes and sizes, her statement that “in court men are created equal” can be amended to