Equality In To Kill A Mockingbird

In To Kill a Mockingbird there are many sections in the book that really stand out as to what was important to characters in the book during that time. One of times was during the court case of Tom Robinson, a black man wrongfully being accused of rape by a white woman named Mayella Ewells. Atticus, his lawyer and father of the main character Scout, was stating his closing statement to all of juries and people who had come to watch the case. Atticus brings up a lot of good points about equality. “Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to be trusted around women-black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.”(Lee 273) Atticus making it clear that it’s unjust for everyone to always blame blacks for every little crime, even though a white man could just be as guilty. Every man, no matter the

Atticus is a strong advocate in believing that everyone has a reason for doing something, and we shouldn’t judge them if we can’t understand why they do it. After the trial where Tom is found guilty, Atticus was walking down the street when Bob Ewell confronted him. Bob spat into his face and threatened that he would try to kill him as long as he was alive. Still, when Jem told Atticus that he was worried about his safety with Bob roaming around freely, Atticus told him to put himself in Bob’s shoes. Even when he is being threatened and insulted, he still tries to make good of the worst. What’s important to Atticus is that his kids will learn never to judge anyone before they even know the whole situation. Or that they shouldn’t make assumptions or accusations before they can stand in the person’s shoes and try to understand what they are going through. That’s why it is something that is persistently brought up. Atticus wants to imbed the idea of empathy in their minds so that it will follow them