The Similarities Of Muhammad Ali And Atticus Finch

Grant Rousseau
Klein
Pre-AP English
29 March 2023
The Similarities of Muhammad Ali and Atticus Finch
Muhammad Ali once stated: “I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.” Muhammed Ali and Atticus often stood out for their beliefs, going against the “normal, and Muhammad believed his original name, Cassius Clay Jr., was a “slave” name. After converting to Islam and leaving Christianity, Muhammad faced enormous hate and threats. He would change his name to Muhammad, which millions would call the legend for years. Atticus Finch is a nit-witted attorney who took up the case of defending a falsely accused African-American

He puts his leadership efforts on display to make a change in his community by defending a black man in court, which was often frowned upon in the 1900s: “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to win” (Lee 87). With this in mind, defending an African-American man in court shows that he does not care much for the ‘normal’ in society. As a result, an angry mob attempts to lynch Tom at the jailhouse, but Atticus stays put, sticking to his beliefs about a fair trial. Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson represents his leadership and perseverance; most people disagreed with him and even knew the verdict before it was announced, but Atticus kept fighting diligently. An angry mob attempts to lynch Tom, but Atticus stays put, sticking to his beliefs about a fair trial. Muhammed found that, in society’s expectations, going with the flow and fitting the ideal roles people put on different people would not work for him: “My brother did not want to be a run-of-the-mill Negro, throwing himself at the mercy of Christians, who had often already shown that they thought of black people as second-class citizens. He refused to accept that” (Ali 33). By quoting this ideology, Muhammad shows that he wants to avoid having any racist labels put on him. Ali believed that everyone should be free of unfair names thrown at black people and that Islam would

They would remain respectful regardless of the situation and should be role models for generations to follow. Ali and Finch were influential leaders with strong beliefs and did not listen to what most of society considered normal; Muhammad welcomed his community, allowing strangers into his house for a chat. Atticus is sympathetic, often seeing people’s situations from their perspective. It must be remembered that Muhammad and Finch were controversial leaders of their communities, with Ali announcing his change of religion and Finch defending an accused African-American