Similarities Between Scottsboro Boys Trial And To Kill A Mockingbird

Similar to the Scottsboro boys trials, lives, relationships, and opinions are tremendously transformed for the duration of To Kill a Mockingbird. Abounding transitions are brought among a brave, wise, and experienced man named Atticus. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus’s relationship between himself and society is extremely challenged, bringing infinite stress and adjustments to his engrossed life.

Atticus’s relationships, with numerous people, transform regularly throughout the book. Atticus’s relationship with his family is highly altered, after news spreads about Atticus defending Tom Robinson. The case comes in between the family at a Christmas dinner when Francis tells Scout that Atticus is a “nigger-lover” (83). Atticus is following

Ewell also developed a hatred towards Atticus after hearing the disclosure about the trial. After the trial Mr. Ewell met Atticus , “spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life” (217). I think Bob found such an appalling behavior necessary because even though he was found innocent the people of Maycomb knew he was guilty of rape.

Although Atticus received negative relationship changes he also gained positive relationships with people, specifically from the black community. Atticus’s children received respect and gratitude when they were taken to church with Calpurnia. Reverend Sykes mentioned and thanked Atticus by saying the church “had no better friend than [their] daddy” (123). The black community greatly appreciated Atticus because it was out of the ordinary for blacks to be treated with respect at the time. The respect was bounteous because of the work Atticus did to fight for

Atticus’s stress first appears when he is asked about defending Tom Robinson by his daughter Scout. Scout first finds out about the litigation, followed by asking if he was “going to win it” (76). Atticus responds with saying “No, honey.”, portraying that he is stressed rather than confident about the case (76).

Later in the book Atticus’s stress shows when he “made a tour of the windows” with “his hands in his pockets” (209). This takes place as Atticus awaits to hear the verdict of the case. Atticus spent rigorous hours to prepare for defending Tom Robinson and his stress shows through at this moment, waiting to be informed if his plentiful work payed off.

Atticus’s braveness of going against the common opinion and defending a black man was a step to equality between all people. He resisted society and risked relationships for what he believed. If there were more people similar to Atticus Finch in today’s world equality among all people would be found in the near future. Relationships, opinions, and stress didn't come between Atticus and his beliefs; they shouldn't come between anyone else