To+Kill+A+Mockingbird+Essay

= To Kill A Mockingbird = To Kill A Mockingbird tells the story of young Scout Finch. Her simple way of life is tested when questionable events take place in the small town of Maycomb. Adults are supposed to know better, but in this novel, Scout proves that the simple thought process of children is more fair.

Tom Robinson, a black man, is taken to court, because he supposedly beat and raped the daughter of a white man--Bob Ewell. Evidence shows that Tom is in no way guilty, so then why did the jury decide on sending him to prison? Because no matter what, a white man's word is always true. "Mr. Finch, if you was a 'nigger' like me, you'd be scared too." (page 195) Tom says this because he knows from the beginning that he is going to lose. All because of the color of his skin. Is that justice? Even when the judge know that Bob Ewell is guilty for beating his own daughter he does nothing about it. Someone with so much power knew right from wrong, but because he was afraid of what people would say, he said absolutely nothing.

Another very important character is Arthur "Boo" Radley. Society had given him a terrifying image, saying he was 8 feet tall, and ate squirrels. In reality, he was a quiet man who never leaves his house, and leaves presents for Scout and her brother Jem in a tree. "Atticus was right. One time he said you never really knew a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Standing on the Radley porch was enough." (page 279) Scout says this when she realizes that people can say so much about a person they don't even know, to the point where they even scare themselves. Scout knew that after meeting Boo, he was kind and gentle, and had saved her life, but how would the rest of Maycomb county believe that? They would keep making a criminal out of an innocent man.

In our everyday lives, adults are our guardians. They guide us to make the right life choices. However, in Maycomb County the children seem to recognize wrong from right much better than adults. "How could they do it, how could they?" "I don't know, but they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it--seems that only children weep. Good night." (page 213) This passage is from when Jem asks his father, Atticus, how they could've charged Tom Robinson of rape. The answer is simple; the word of a white man is always true. That is just the way things were back then, no one could do anything about it.

In conclusion, To Kill A Mockingbird tell the tale of injustice in the small town of Maycomb. And how no matter what the truth is, if society believes one side of the story, that is what will be the final decision.