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Atticus Stand For Equality

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Imagine you live in a tiny old divided southern town during the Great Depression. The people in that town will stand up for what they believe in and not back down for nobody and nothing. That town is called Maycomb and is the setting of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”(TKaM) written by Harper Lee. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a realistic fiction novel that is told through a young girl named Scout, eyes. Scout has a father named Atticus and a brother she calls Jem. Atticus is a defense attorney and is appointed to a case that will affect him deeply for a lifetime. Atticus defends a young African American man accused of rape. His name Tom Robinson. This case will cause division in Maycomb, but also this case will cause many citizens of …show more content…

Atticus took a very selfless stand for equality by defending Tom Robinson. First example of Atticus taking a stand for equality is on page 202 when he didn’t leave Tom alone with the lynch mob. Atticus said to the mob, “you can turn around and go home again.” Quote shows Atticus taking a stand for equality because he was preventing the mob from taking Tom away to hang him. Atticus wanted Tom to have a fair trial. If Atticus let the mob take away Tom to hang him, Tom wouldn’t have a trial. That wouldn’t be fair for Tom because he couldn’t prove himself innocent. Atticus stood up for fair treatment by protecting Tom from the lynch mob. Another example of Atticus taking a stand for equality is on page 261 and is when Atticus is questioning Tom. Atticus was standing up for equality because he was treating Tom with respect while others were not. For instance Atticus said, “Tom go back once more to Mr. Ewell.” Quote shows Atticus being fair because he was being respectful to Tom his own witness and Mr. Glimmers witness Mr. Ewell. Atticus was calling both witness’ by their names respectfully in the quote, plus Atticus is treating Tom like a human while others are not. So, Atticus took a stand for equal treatment because he was treating Tom like a human while other were not and he was treating both witnesses equally. The last …show more content…

Dubose, Atticus Finch, and Bob Ewell all illustrated this theme in the story. Mrs. Dubose took a stand against addiction, Atticus stood up for equality, and Bob Ewell took a stand for his reputation. These characters proved that people can take a stand for good or bad reasons. Since people can take a stand for good reasons why don’t you, the reader, give it a shot. You have opportunities in your life that you can use to take a stand for what you believe in. This book is very relevant to everyday life because all these characters that took a stand where everyday people. So you, the reader, have chances in your life to stand up for your morals. To conclude, you the reader, could make the world a better place. Will you stand up for what you believe in to make the world a better

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