To Kill A Mockingbird Why Do People In The Balcony Stand For Atticus

Why do people in the balcony stand when Atticus passes? The people in the balcony stand to show proudness and respect. As Atticus was passing Reverend Sykes told Scout “Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin‘.”. Everyone in the balcony knew Atticus proved Tom Robinson innocence. The white people where just thinking of themselves first before realizing that there putting an innocent man in jail for something that he did not do because of what the white’s grew up know about the black’s. The black people saw how hard Atticus fought for Tom’s innocence. Another reason the people in the balcony stood for Atticus was because they understood the passion and commitment Atticus had put into the case. The black people knew that most likely
the white jury would pick in favor of the white female even though most of them knew Tom was innocent. The whole black community knew how much Atticus was putting into this case to protect Tom. For example when that mob showed up in town to most likely kill Tom Atticus was at the jail protecting him from any harm. All in all, that is why the people in the balcony stood up when Atticus walked by.