To Kill A Mockingbird Argumentative Essay
Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is the story of a man who took a stand when no one else would. The book takes place in the 1930s and is about an integrative lawyer named Atticus Finch and his two children Scout and Jem who face difficulties when Atticus has to take a case for a colored man. Many people are upset when Atticus actually defends him because most lawyers would not try to defend a black person due to race. By taking this case, Atticus potentially puts his family in danger because of a careless man named Bob Ewell who is out to get Atticus and his family because he thinks the colored man, Tom Robinson, raped his daughter Mayella. Even though Atticus knows he won’t win this case, he still tries, and that shows how he has integrity. This is how it makes …show more content…
For instance, on page 289, when Miss Maudie is talking to Jem and Scout about Atticus, she says, “Atticus Finch won’t win, he can't win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that…. We’re making a step, a baby-step, but it’s a step”,(Lee). This means that since the jury took so long to decide Tom’s verdict, they were clearly arguing a lot about whether to convict Tom or not which indicates they were really considering his case. Additionally, when Atticus is discussing the case with Scout and Jem, he tells them, “...this may be the shadow of a beginning. That jury took a few hours. An inevitable verdict maybe, but usually it takes them a few minutes”, (Lee,297). This piece of evidence shows that even though Atticus knew Tom was not going to win, he recognized that the jury actually took the time to consider things from Tom’s perspective. These pieces of evidence show that by defending Tom Robinson, Atticus is urging the townsfolk to take a step toward more equal