What Is Tom Robinson's Treatment Of Women In To Kill A Mockingbird

When one thinks of birds, naturally one’s mind may think of crop-destroying, irritating crows and blackbirds. Historically, it was human tendency for people to think of other things as inferior to themselves whether that be animals or even other humans. As depicted in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, many people in the 1930s held disparaging views towards women, the less educated, the poorer and people of colour. Harper chose the title To Kill a Mockingbird for her novel because it is a selfish, sinful thing to kill a harmless mockingbird that does nothing but sing for people to enjoy. The represents the chauvinistic disposition in this period of time shown towards innocent people regarded as inferior. Many characters in this novel can be

When put on trial for his alleged crime he claims he would help Mayella Ewell, the supposed victim, because he “felt sorry for her” (Lee, 264). All he wanted to do was help but this wound up being his fatal flaw. Scout Finch, the narrator, refers to her father’s, Atticus Finch and Tom’s lawyer, attempt to win the impossible trial like “watching Atticus walk into the street, raise a rifle to his shoulder and pull the trigger, but . . . knowing that the gun was empty” (Lee, 282). She says this because even though her father had the means to do what needed to be done, he could not win because it was like firing the proverbial empty gun. Given these points on can conclude that Tom Robinson is an innocent man brutally persecuted and eventually killed like a mockingbird that is shot

He is an unsullied man that everyone likes but is harassed by the townspeople because he feels he has to defend Tom and if he did not he “couldn’t hold my head up in town, I couldn’t represent this county on the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something” (Lee, 100) because if he could not try to do what was right he could not teach his children the difference between right and wrong. Bob Ewell goes as far as personally attacking Atticus for taking a black man’s side over his as a white man. After the trial is over “Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him . . . [Atticus] wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names” (Lee, 291). In this instance, as always, Atticus is he bigger person and walks away from the fight, avoiding criticism and losing respect. That is to say, even a respected, educated, older man that everyone admires can be treated badly, sinfully like killing a