To Kill A Mockingbird Tom Robinson Quotes

fortunate”(292). Although he is white, Atticus demonstrates how one can understand someone, regardless of color. Instead of just being Tom Robinson’s lawyer, Atticus chooses to defend this man;however, since it is made known that Atticus is doing so, the town of Maycomb reacts with negativity. For example, he is insulted numerous times by the people of Maycomb.” Your father’s no better than the n****** and trash he works for”(Lee 135). African-americans are thought of lowly because of their color ,and in this commentary, made by Miss Dubose, Atticus is thought of at a lower level because he is defending Tom Robinson. Even Mrs. Merriweather insults Atticus in his own home at one of the missionary tea gatherings. “I tell you there are some

Now, far be it from me to say who, but some of 'em in this town thought they were doing the right thing a while back, but all they did was stir 'em up”(Lee 310). When Mrs. Merriweather says this, she is clearly referring to Atticus. He was defending Tom Robinson which gave the black community hope that there was a chance he could leave the court innocent;however, since Tom Robinson was found guilty, it left the black people “sulky and dissatisfied”. Basically, Mrs. Merriweather is implying that what Atticus did was wrong. Not only is Atticus discriminated against by adults, but children as well. “ He [Cecil Jacobs] had announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defended n******”(Lee 99). Once again, someone in Maycomb uses a derogatory phrase to judge Atticus. Even a family member of Atticus, Francis, speaks of Atticus degenerately to Scout. “I guess it ain’t your fault Uncle Atticus is a n*****-lover besides, but I’m here to tell you it certainly does mortify the rest of the family...Grandma says it’s bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he’s turned out a n*****-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb

He is associated with black people and has “mixed children” with a black women. Many in Maycomb find this odd , and do not like the way he lives. To avoid a magnified amount of inequity, Dolphus pretends to drink, which allows those of Maycomb to believe his drunkenness is the reason behind his ways. “I try to give ‘em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason. When I come to town, which is seldom, if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond’s in the clutches of whiskey—that’s why he won’t change his ways”(Lee 268). Dolphus Raymond's children are mixed so they are judged by both races in the views of Jem. “ They don’t belong anywhere. Colored folks won’t have ‘em because they are half white; white folks won’t ‘em ‘cause they’re colored, so they’re just in betweens, don’t belong anywhere” (Lee