This quote relates to morality because it portrays how society was like several years ago. Morality is the ability to decipher what’s right and wrong to establish the truth. For instance, racism took a huge part in the county as many white citizens bestride over the negroes to show power. During the case with Tom Robinson, Atticus was able to provide substantial evidence to prove that Tom Robinson was not guilty regardless of what the other witnesses had said. However, since the jury consisted primarily of white race, the final verdict was announced as guilty. This shows how even though it was obvious that Tom would’ve won the case, it isn’t fair that they determined this by categorizing their race. It shows morality when Atticus acknowledges the fact that they are living in a racist world where the innocent could potentially be punished for an act that they did not commit to. …show more content…
Atticus doesn’t believe that following society’s perspective towards racism will solve anything as it’ll lead to more conflicts when more white people accuse the blacks simply because of their skin colour. He believes in what’s right which shows he doesn’t agree with the verdict or documentation of this case as he knows it’s not right to punish someone for something they didn’t do. It is compared to when he explains that killing a mockingbird is a sin as they’ve done nothing to you except provide good music, so regardless of how racist it is he is smart enough to realize that what they are doing is disrespectful to the human