In the early twentieth century, the United States was going through a dramatic social change. For many years the U.S had a background history of slavery that lasted for 245 years. On June 19 1865, slavery in the United States completely ended, but the southern states were still trying to get use to the new law and resisted social interaction among people of different races. In particular, blacks were subject to special Jim Crow laws which limited their rights and attempted to keep the race in a low rank to whites. Even thought the some white people did not agree with this law and felt as if it was to much for them, blacks people felt, and experienced the pressure of prejudice for any decades. In the court of law, blacks wouldn’t of been judged …show more content…
The defendant Tom Robinson is assume guilty because of one thing and one alone: purely upon the colour of his skin. Throughout the novel it is narrated by a women named scout, talking about her previous life Maycomb Alabama. Courage, Conviction, Conscience, these are some of the many elements that have been presented throughout the book by the characters. Courage is shown within the characters of To Kill A Mockingbird in several situations.The characters are challenged to face danger or pain without fear. The courage they display gives them strength and deepens their self-understanding as the novel progresses. A character young as Scout, courage is most often shown through out her life with a physical act that is usually dangerous. It is takes a young child some time and is tough to realise that greater courage is shown in other aspects of life. Scout has seen many examples of courage in her like especially with her father when he shoots the mad dog. Although Atticus did not see this choice in his like as very courageous, Jem and Scout thought other wise. They have always looked at Atticus as courageous and such but this is the first time in their life