During the 1930’s, a great depression swept across America. A man by the name of Atticus Finch, district attorney of Maycomb county, resides in the small town of Maycomb during this time with his two children Jeremy Atticus Finch and Jean Louise Finch also known as Jem and Scout. As the district attorney he is called upon to defend a black man by the name of Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a white woman. Although he is highly respected through the town, the town resents him for doing so even tho it is his job as district attorney.
The people of Maycomb respect Atticus Finch because he speaks for justice while they do not have the courage to and for the simple fact that he undoubtedly stands up for what he believes is right. Many people agree with the Atticus but are too afraid of being resented as he is to speak up. One example of this is the sheriff. The sheriff stated at the end of the book that, “There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it’s dead.” This would infer that he believed Tom Robinson was innocent yet he never stated so beforehand or in front of a public audience.
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He does not let bias get in the way of his job and could care less if others think less of him for defending a black man to his absolute best ability. He does the things others are not willing to do because of their social status. The people of Maycomb realize this and so they is reelect him every year as district attorney without any