Why Is To Kill A Mockingbird Unfair

The 1930s was a time when people who were not white would never get the justice that rightfully belonged to them, and from the start, they would have an unfair chance of finding justice. This kind of treatment is especially exhibited towards the African-American race. Harper Lee shares the testament of a black man named Tom Robinson, a prisoner of his race. His destiny was written out for him the day he was born, an African-American male. The book To Kill a Mockingbird is about a black man named Tom Robinson who is convicted by a jury of a crime he did not commit in Maycomb, Alabama. Tom is accused of raping a 19-year-old girl named Mayella Ewell, which ultimately led to his death. Mayella was part of one of the most unrespected families in

Atticus tells this to Jem after he does not understand how Tom was convicted after all the evidence was in his favor. The courts of the Maycomb community would already have Tom’s fate laid out for him before he steps into that room, no matter what evidence Atticus shows. The community of Maycomb knows the truth. This is revealed when Atticus speaks to the mob. “And you know the truth”(Lee, 166). After Atticus says what he has to say, there is silence among the men, proving they know Tom is innocent, but because he is black, the community convicts him. The deciding factor in a community ultimately comes down to the customs and traditions within that community. Atticus, knowing all well that Tom being a black man would be his downfall, went into the courtroom and shared Tom’s testimony. All the evidence was laid out piece by piece, proving Tom innocent. Mr. Robinson had a crippled left arm; Atticus developed an argument that the culprit had to have been left-handed. Atticus then advertised to the jury how Bob Ewell was left-handed by making him write his name. The evidence was in Tom’s favor; nevertheless, the jury knew that Tom should have been innocent, as Atticus told