Independent Essay: To Kill A Mockingbird Someone should never be judged for something as small as the color of their skin. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a tragic story of second grader Scout Finch, seeing prejudice through Tom Robinson’s court case: an innocent African American man framed and charged for the rape and assault of Mayella Ewell and is defended by the scout’s father. The book goes into depth about racial injustice through a child’s eyes and how Robinson could never have won the court case. Due to all of the injustices and adult issues going on in Scout's life, such as the town going against her father and the realization that Tom’s Robinson’s death was the result of the bad in people, Scout’s values change and she loses a large piece of her childhood innocence. …show more content…
As a child, she does not understand the true evil and hatred in some people but then Mr. Underwood's words about Tom when he dies; “...the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children” becomes clear and she realizes that, “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case.” This is a big turning point where Scout’s innocence starts to fade because she now knows that he stood no chance against the jury and due to the racism of the the victim so well that it was never fair. Her childish view, where everything is sunshine and rainbows at the beginning, comes to an