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Why Did Atticus Lose The Trial

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Even though Atticus loses the trail case of Tom Robison, he believes powerfully that regardless of social inequalities, every man is equivalent in the courtroom. During trial, Atticus embraces significant facts in his concluding statements to the jury, and throughout his later deliberations with his son Jem and his daughter Scout on the subject of jury selection and the trial procedure, he makes this declaration all over again.

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