This has definitely been the most interesting section by far. The trial really exemplifies the racial tensions in the town. I can't believe Calpurnia still wants to take the kids to a black church even though that could further alienate the Finches from Maycomb's prominently white community. The deviation in the way the kids view minorities as opposed to the rest of the town is symbolized during the trial, when the kids sit in the top of the courtroom (the only place black people are allowed to sit). Atticus was a captivating character in the scene in which he cross examines Bob Ewell, discovering that he is left handed, making him more likely to leave a mark on the right side of someone's face. I feel no matter what decision the jury makes, the Finches are going to suffer because Atticus is Tom Robinson's lawyer. I'm hoping Tom Robinson gets justice, but the jury is white, so I doubt that'll happen.
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ReplyDeleteAtticus is a great lawyer and I feel like he will do something for Tom Robinson to earn justice. All though he didn't win this case, I feel like he will eventually come up with something that will free Tom. Atticus is a smart man and has been doing his job for a long time now, so he knows what he is doing.
ReplyDeleteI really admire Calpurnia for her continuation of exposing the kids to different perspectives of life. She serves as a great aid in Scout's understanding of the world around her. Atticus has certainly done a great job in his position. I also hope that he is able to prove Tom Robinson's innocence, to prove to their community that Robinson, despite his race, is an innocent and honest man, more so than most of the white folks.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though the Finch's represent the potential for change in the regard that they are so different from everyone else in Maycomb. Desegregation doesn't just happen in one day or through one law, because society is constantly impressing stereotypes and implicit "laws" on its youth, so it is my belief that the Finch's progressive attitudes are meant to show the changes that are to come in respect to slavery and segregation. Do you believe that by sitting with the Blacks in the top of the courtroom, by going to church with Calpurnia, and by representing Tom Robinson the Finch family will be able to demonstrate that, just like whites, blacks are human too? (Not to be feared and to be treated equally) Or do you believe that even after the passage of time the Finch's will be disowned and segregated as "different" and "nigger lovers?"
ReplyDeleteI feel as though the Finch's represent the potential for change in the regard that they are so different from everyone else in Maycomb. Desegregation doesn't just happen in one day or through one law, because society is constantly impressing stereotypes and implicit "laws" on its youth, so it is my belief that the Finch's progressive attitudes are meant to show the changes that are to come in respect to slavery and segregation. Do you believe that by sitting with the Blacks in the top of the courtroom, by going to church with Calpurnia, and by representing Tom Robinson the Finch family will be able to demonstrate that, just like whites, blacks are human too? (Not to be feared and to be treated equally) Or do you believe that even after the passage of time the Finch's will be disowned and segregated as "different" and "nigger lovers?"
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