“I’ve always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It’s the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.”(Clint Eastwood) In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, this quote reigns true for many reasons. The book starts as a family and friend oriented community, but its true colors show when Atticus Finch takes on a black mans trial. Tempers flare throughout the county and many people end up getting hurt; physically or emotionally. This only proves that the spread of evilness can diminish any bit of innocence left in a persons mind. In TKAM, this is expressed when Jem felt sick to his stomach as he heard the guilty verdict. Also, when Scout couldn’t understand why Miss Caroline would request her to stop learning out of school. Another incident occurred when Dill ran out of the courthouse, crying in shock. Overall, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is a novel that does a good job of showing how innocence can be destroyed by the display of evil. Innocence was destroyed many times at the trial. All the kids felt the bad vibes in the courthouse, but it was Jem who took the hardest blow. Jem believed that the court would indict Tom because Atticus provided hard evidence that he was innocent. He thought …show more content…
Jem was in utter distress when the word “guilty” was spoken. He realized that everything he thought was true, was not. Scout was overcome with anger upon Miss Caroline’s request that she stop learning outside of school. She had a hard time understanding the true meaning of her teacher’s words. Dill was struck with tons of emotion when Mr. Gilmer was rude to Tom. His belief in kindness was shredded by Mr. Gilmer’s evil ways. Innocence was once a part of everyone’s lives. It is important to be able to recognize how it can be saved. Do not be the evil presence that knocks somebody else