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Atticus's Injustice

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Heck Tate's first and foremost duty was to protect Boo Radley. But because Atticus seemed convinced from the outset that his own son committed great crime and was ready to see him fairly tried. I think a secondary reason for Heck to present this argument was to protect Jem. Obviously Jem was a victim, but knowing Ewell was dead, Atticus jumps to conclusions about how it was done. I think Atticus comes to believe that there was a struggle that resulted in Jem's injury, but that Jem was the victor who actually took the life of Ewell. Tate, knowing better than to incriminate himself or Boo tried to keep quiet and not discuss much with the ever-moral and just attorney Atticus. Atticus would have acted on the evidence trying to do the morally right.

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