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To Kill A Mockingbird Injustice Quotes

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The Evils Of Blame Blame is what people depend on and resort to very often, but when people resort to things to often like blame it is usually abused. This is true in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, when Tom is accused for raping Mayella Ewell. Blame like tihs is also true in real life. When blame is used too often, it can result in innocent people getting hurt. People blame others and things, so they can feel better about themselves. During the trial, Tom told Atticus that Mayella, “...reached up an’ kissed me ‘side of th’ face...She says what her papa do to her don’t count….just when I say it Mr. Ewell yonder hollered through th’ window,” (260). This is significant because the quote shows Tom was innocent yet he was still charged for the crime. So like in the story To Kill A Mockingbird people are blamed for things they never did while people feel better that …show more content…

A example of a excuse is the old saying “the dog ate my homework”. This excuse allows people to get out of trouble by blaming the dog instead of blaming the person who should of done the homework. If people use blame or excuses to much it will allow them to never solve their problems because people will think it is always someone elses fault. Also like in To Kill A Mockingbird the jury excuse for charging Tom was that he was black which shows people make excuses just to make themself feel better instead of solving the problem by convicting Bob Ewell. If the whole world used excuses and blamed others there would be chaos because nobody will be able to fix problems. Blame can be a very terrible things that is only based on opinion and that is why innocent people are blamed. Also people blame others so they don’t have to solve their problems. Blame has also caused many wars and deaths in the past that which could have been avoided by solving the problem instead of

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