Atticus then used the third proof, ‘pathos’. Pathos is the artistic proof that chases after the empathetic feeling of a person. Atticus used this when he vividly described Mayella brutally beaten and raped on the floor of her own house. He then also called for pity on Tom Robison in the courtroom since Atticus believed and preached that Tom was wrongfully accused on the account of
writes atticus attacked the supposed victim Mayela in this chapter by saying she just blame tom and innocent black man to possibly get rid of her guilt. Another way atticus used logos pathos, and ethos. During his final statement Atticus “unbuttoned his vest loosened his collar and took of his coat.” But Atticus has really never done
Pathos is the use of emotions in order to pursue them towards the authors side of the argument. The first evidence the author used was when he was given the description of the crime committed. The crimes that Kinkel committed were so atrocious that as a human being it would be very hard and painful to nearly impossible to feel empathy towards the defendant. The judge also uses the parent’s quotes and remarks that was said in the court to expose and show more pathos, whether it was from the parents of the deceased or just injured. One of the parents stated “What we don't believe is that all those things will ever be available outside of a prison setting.
Racism is one of the most influential concepts that drive people to make the worst of decisions. Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (TKM), uses rhetorical appeals in an attempt to save a black man from being falsely convicted. I believe that the movie version of Atticus’s closing statement was more convincing than the book version. This essay will discuss the rhetorical appeals used both in the book and movie; and why the movie’s version was more effective.
The author also developed pathos in her article by commenting that, “Jurors couldn 't held back tears as the judge announced the non-guilty verdict.” (Banks) It must have been something very unfair, to the extent of seeing people that carry the responsibility of justice agreeing that it was unfair! The audience may be able to analyze how Banks did an excellent job when it comes to pathos, as she included visualizations that might help the reader feel the same way towards the issue as Bank
In Harper Lee's classic “To Kill A MockingBird” A great scene is when Scout and Jem were in court when Atticus was defending Tom Robinson. Atticus demonstrates the use of setting diction (words) and pathos I think they learned that no matter how right you are, other people that don't like you well say that you're wrong. No matter how much evidence Atticus showed they weren't going to change the outcome of the trail.
Atticus uses pathos in his closing argument to appeal to the emotions of the jury. He does this by painting an image of the suffering and injustice that Tom Robinson, the defendant, would face if he were to be convicted. He evokes feelings of empathy by describing the difficult circumstances of Tom's life and the discrimination he has faced because of his race. For example he says "Tom Robinson's a human being, just like you and me" In which he is trying to make the jury see the
For example, Mr.Gilmer uses Pathos when making Mayella explain what happened on the supposed day Tom abused and took advantage of her, the reasoning is that in the book it says “Mayella stared at him and burst into tears. She cover her mouth with her hands and sobbed. ”lee241 When this scene happened Mr.Gilmer was questioning Mayella. This showed a negative holistically in the argument; Pathos was strengthened because of the reason it appealed the audience emotion making them feel bad for her, this helped the argument because the audience felt emotion when Mayella was crying this might cause an unbiased audience to feel and think that Tom could possibly be guilty. Also, Mr.Gilmer used Ethos appealing to the audiences good morals for this reason
Atticus made many people believe in his side. Tom was struggling to tell what had Mayella told him “what her papa do to her don’t count” (260). He was scared because people might not believe in him. In this statement people could vision the life of Mayella, she’s lonely, abused and molested, they felt sympathy for her. Tom Robinson said sadly “Mr. Finch if you was a nigger like me, you’d be scared too” (260).
If Atticus had approached Mayella with an attitude of hatred, she would continue to be impudent and act like she doesn’t care. “Atticus’s voice had lost its comfortableness; he was speaking in his arid, detached professional voice. ’Do you remember him beating you about the face?’’ (Atticus 247).
Atticus's closing argument in To Kill a Mockingbird is a good display of several talking and writing styles such as ethos, pathos, and logos. His closing argument uses a tone that contributes to the persuasive effectiveness of his argument. Atticus Finch’s speech is an attempt to appeal to the jury to look beyond racial prejudice and to do what is right. I am going to attempt to analyze and show how Atticus uses these rhetorical strategies to contribute to the poignancy and effectiveness of his closing argument.
Brigance and Attiicus’s closing arguments both were fulfilled with many emotions. The emotional device used to reflect their arguments was mostly pathos. Pathos greatly influences people because it conveys emotion and invokes sympathetic stories. They reflected a similar tone of pathos, for example, Atticus and Brigance both use a guilting techniques to enforce the juries to feel a remorse, guilt. Atticus says to the jury, "[...] so a quiet, respectable, humble man who had the unmitigated temerity to 'feel sorry' for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people ''(Atticus).
You'll have to bear with me, Miss Mayela, I'm getting along and can't remember as well as I used to. I might ask you things you've already said before, but you'll give me an answer, won't you? Good.” I could see nothing in Mayella's expression to justify Atticus's assumption that he had secured her wholehearted cooperation. She was looking at him
Atticus is always courteous to everyone, regardless of his or her social class. He holds the belief that a person should walk a mile in another's shoes before condemning the other person for certain behaviors. Atticus is kind to Mrs. Dubose despite her constant verbal attacks. Atticus explains Mrs. Dubose's behavior to Jem by saying that she is oid, ill, and in pain. Atticus is equally understanding of Mayella Ewell and her problems, explaining Mayella's behavior to his children by noting that Mayella did what she did in accusing Tom Robinson because of her hard life.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a great man, father, husband and neighbor. He’s there for others and stands up for what’s right. He believes in equality and never gives up on hope for his children. He disciplines them like adults, rather than the typical way of disciplining children.
