“Cult” a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object. Cult leaders and members are driven to do ludicrous things, this is what Charles Manson did. The Charles Manson Trial was a case where Charles Manson, leader of the Manson Family murdered 7 people based on the book ‘helter Skelter’, surprisingly these actions weren't what brought him into court but it was for the belief that they had vandalized a portion of the Death Valley National Park. Mr. Kunstler the defendant for Manson tries to persuade not only the jury put the public that Charles Manson was innocent. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” she builds the story in the early 1930s in Alabama, when Atticus is assigned to defend a black …show more content…
Using credibility or Ethos in one's closing argument can improve one's effectiveness when persuading the Jury. Atticus leads his argument by using credibility in his speech, he tries to persuade the jury by using a quote by a famous founding father. Atticus states “ Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal.” Atticus is stating that Tom Robinson has the same rights as anyone e,she in the courtroom. Mr Kunstler refers to many people during his closing argument. Mr. Kunstler says,”You can crucify a Jesus, you can hand John Broan or Nathan Hale , you can kuel a Che Guevara, you can jail a Eugene Debs or a Bobby Seale. You can assassinate John Kennedy or a Martin Luther King, but the problems remain.” Mr. Kunstler uses a variety of credibility in his closing argument, he mentions assassinating MLK and John Kennedy and how that the problems are still present. This connects to Charles Manson because he is making a point about getting Manson his punishments and that it won't return life back to those who have suffered. When Atticus uses a famous quote to connect it with Tom Robinson's case is a good use of credibility but there was definitely more in Mr. Kunstler’s closing argument, overall I think that Atticus was lacking effectiveness in