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To Kill A Mockingbird Injustice Quotes

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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, the author believes that harming the innocent is not ok if they didn’t do anything to deserve it. One example from To Kill A Mockingbird that proves this is when Atticus doesn’t allow his kids to torment Boo Radley. The author states, “i’m going to tell you something and tell you one time: stop tormenting that man” (Lee, p. 54) This supports the theme because Atticus doesn’t want the kids messing and bothering Mr. Arthur when he hasn’t bothered anyone and doesn’t deserve the tormenting.

Another example from To Kill A Mockingbird that proves this is Tom Robinson's trial. The author states, “no suh, scared i’d hafta face up to what i didn’t do”. (Lee, p. 225) This supports the theme because Tom was being accused

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