We live in a very superficial society. It is very easy to fall into the trap of looking only at the surface of people, things, and ideas without taking the slightest time and effort to delve deeper into them. The metaphor, “Don’t judge a Book by its Cover” resembles many situations in …show more content…
For instance, The Tom Robinson trial. Mr. Glimmer during the preliminary had said, “You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?” (Lee 264). He was surprised because usually, the colored folk can’t be remotely close to feeling sorry for a white person since white people are considered “superior.” During the suspenseful trial, Atticus indeed proved that Tom Robinson was innocent with the amount of evidence he gathered. Such like the bruises on Mayella’s face was on her right side which means that a person who’s left-handed had to be capable of that crime but Tom Robinson couldn’t use his left arm due to an accident when he was younger. Sadly, his skin color prevented the jury from believing nor accepting Tom’s words over a white man. Harper Lee is illustrating how racism was widespread in the south and even in the Justice System, a place that should remain fair and equal no matter the appearance of a human