Everyone has heard about the civil rights movement in our country’s history. Maybe it was Martin Luther King Jr. or Rosa Parks, but one can always draw back those memories from elementary school. Every child from this age has those memories of hearing about all the events, but not comprehending a single word. Even now that one has the ability to grasp what they were being told, it is still hard to understand what it would be like to live in such a world. It is difficult to imagine, but with tools such as books and stories passed down from person to person, it is slightly easier to visualize. Some authors, such as Harper Lee, used real-life examples from her typical day to paint a picture for readers. Harper Lee used many current examples from her …show more content…
By examining evidence and hearing witness accounts of the incident, it was obvious Robinson was innocent. The trial should have been quick and painless, with Robinson walking home without handcuffs, but because of the obstinate jury, he was sentenced to death. The jury had their decision locked in before the trial even began. Tom Robinson, as a Black citizen, was a dead man the minute Ewell screamed. In addition to my previous point, the book shows off the idea of segregation during the court trial. In the book, Jem and Scout try to sneak into the trial against Atticus’s wishes, but end up arriving late. By the time they got there, the only available seats were on the balcony, which was reserved for colored citizens. This can show use of the Jim Crow laws because it conveys the idea that the Black citizens were separate from the rest of the town. In the novel, the children mention that while they were looking for a place to sit, they saw the Black citizens of Maycomb finding their seats, after waiting for the White citizens to find their own. The novel also sneaks in, when the children went up to the colored seats, four Black men automatically stood up and