Merriam-Webster defines poetic justice as a result or occurrence that seems proper because someone who has done bad things to other people is being harmed or punished. Bob Ewell’s death in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a perfect example of poetic justice. If this statement was made to Atticus, Calpurnia, or Scout, they would all agree with it. Bob Ewell was a nasty man, who was the only character in To Kill A Mockingbird who even remotely deserved to die.
He was going around the corner. He was carrying Jem. Jem’s arm was dangling crazily in front of him” (Lee 263). Hearing the commotion, Boo came to the rescue, fought of Bob Ewell and carried injured Jem home to his father. Despite people’s stories of his supposed maliciousness, he was a gentle soul who patched Jem’s pants, gave Scout a blanket when she was cold and saved their lives from a drunk man.
The levelers of court have a sense of power that gives citizens a feeling of intimidation. Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, gives us the feeling of unfairness and how people are treated by the way they look. In court people are treated unfairly and not all men are created equal. Throughout time there have been cases where people were accused of crime because of how they look. In the 1930s the case with the Scottsboro Boys was a case some say was unfair.
Racial Injustices Racism in the 1930’s served as an injustice to blacks that were convicted of crimes. In the time periods of the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Scottsboro Boys trial, discrimination in Alabama was atrocious, and racial injustice was seen throughout this time period. The Scottsboro trial shows how discrimination played a large role in Alabama during the 1930’s. This influenced Harper Lee’s to write about the Tom Robinson case. In many ways, the Scottsboro trials were more similar to the Tom Robinson case, but at some points had differences.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, three characters Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Scout Finch carried out justice during the 1930’s in the deep South. This proved to be challenging because of racism at the time. Each character faced different but difficult hardships. Some overcame them, but some paid the ultimate price in their pursuit of justice. These characters strived for justice and tried to make sure people got what was due to them.
What can we do about this injustice happening in our courtrooms? What can we do to fix our problems in our justice system? Everywhere, anywhere people experience injustice, on the streets, in school, in businesses, and in our time we shouldn't be doing this, especially not in our courtrooms where we need the most justice possible. Tom Robinson's story in To Kill A Mockingbird and other texts reveal that the justice system loses credibility when those in power are biased or prejudiced against certain people.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee reveals many important aspects that no one really pays attention to in real life. This book opened up my eyes, with everything that really goes on today. One aspect revealed is social justice through the character Atticus Finch, by his demonstrations, reactions, and parenting skills. Atticus believes that no matter what everyone should be treated equally and fairly.
Landon Morton Ms. Holt Bane May 9th, 2024 TKAM ESSAY To Kill a Mockingbird has more injustice in it than any other book ever created. This miserable book is filled with racism and injustice. The most disgusting thing about humans is their injustice, which all of them have. Not one person on this earth knows what true justice is.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses foreshadowing and symbolism to portray Atticus’ response to injustice, which reveals that injustice can be found anywhere, no matter the situation's intensity. Atticus is a significant character in the novel, as he fights for what he believes is right, no matter how big or small the situation. This can be seen in the beginning and end of the novel, but most importantly, in the Tom Robinson trials. Atticus hints at responding to injustice at multiple points at the beginning of the novel.
“Fairness is what justice really is.” (Potter Stewart, Supreme Court Justice. 1915-1985) Fairness and justice has played a critical role in the world for many years. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a prime example of this.
The case of Tom Robinson and how it’s a much broader problem in society Although the 1965 Voting Rights Act marked the end of the Civil Rights Movement and the full integration of African Americans into society. There are still countless violations, injustices, and cases of racism toward minorities. There are measureless examples of Police brutality, purposeful segregation of minorities, and racism with employment and wealth. And how simply creating stricter regulation and laws in work environments, school environments, and in law enforcement can help to fix the problem.
It seems like laws don’t need to change but people do. It was a problem back when I used to live in Maycomb County and it still is today, I’m talking about racial injustice. I see it everywhere now with the police department and just people in the community. There are people with their hands up but still getting shot all because of the color of their skin. I remember there was a similar case back in Maycomb with an African-American named Tom Robinson, and how everyone showed an injustice to him just because it was his word versus a white man’s
To kill a mockingbird By George Gadalla ‘To kill a mockingbird’ is a fictional book that is written by Harper Lee in 1960 during the period of the great depression where poverty levels in the united states were at a very high rate. Justice is the theme that dominates the fictional novel as Lee Makes the father of Scout, Atticus finch a lawyer and the trial of tom Robinson and the moral lessons through the story are all related to the theme of justice and show the reader how they can moral relate to this book Atticus Finch is seen to the audience as a humble lawyer that lives with this 2 children Scout and Jem and his black maid Calpurnia, Lee has made Atticus a lawyer to show the reader that Atticus is seen like superheros as a symbol of justice throughout Jem and Scouts lives. Atticus also has chosen to be a lawyer because he believes that there are always to sides to a story he also has grown up watching the injustice that goes through Maycomb and wants to try and make the world a better place for all humans no matter what colour they are. Atticus always has tried to pursuit justice through Maycomb but because of the white environment and the great depression it makes it harder for him to pursuit justice for black Americans and because
While being a very isolated character in the novel, Boo Radley has taught Scout several lessons in life and has been a good father figure to her. Lee shows Boo Radley’s
As America grows and becomes a world power, its treatment of minorities seems to grow older and older, because of this America will never achieve true social and racial equality. To Kill a Mockingbird gives an excellent example of how America will never change by demonstrating the racial injustice towards Tom Robinson. It also puts into perspective how society views people in the lower class even when all of America is struggling financially in the Great Depression with the mistreatment of the Cunninghams. As most of America watched from home, or watched from their balconies, America saw an uproar from the deaths of many African Americans who died due to police brutality. In 2020 around ten, undocumented, and unreleased deaths of African Americans
