Evil and Injustice in Harper Lee´s Novel:To Kill a Mockingbird

People have set his image as a horrifying guy who likes to eat dead animals. Unfortunately, their opinion of him has been influenced all the people that live in maycomb to believe he is a cruel man. A few examples of these beliefs are, “People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows. When people’s azaleas froze, it was because he had breathed on them” (10).... ... middle of paper ... ...going after Atticus, Bob Ewell decides to attack Jem and Scout. Fortunately, Arthur Radley interfere and prevents the murder of both children from happening.

As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.” (To Kill A Mockingbird). While it may not seem like justice at that point in the novel, with further reading it begins to be understood that Arthur’s father is not a kind man, and most likely beats Boo often. Hence, justice is served in wounding him, as he has wounded

Atticus is a victim of physical violence from another character. “ It was Ms. Stephanie’s pleasure to tell us: this morning Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him” (Lee 217). This violence that occurs shows that Atticus is a victim of unfair actions. Mr. Ewell was upset at Atticus because he fought for equality in Tom Robinson’s court trial. This makes Atticus a mockingbird, because he did nothing wrong.

It also causes people to lose the way they look at their fellow human. . In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows how prejudice causes people to believe in rumors, judge others by their skin color, and the beliefs of others. One form of prejudice is rumors, it can cause harm to that individual who is being targeted and affect their future based on the rumor actually is and whether people would actually believe it or not. Rumors can easily hide the truth about that person’s personality because they are basically lies, opinions, and made up stories about that individual.

Tom Robinson is the mockingbird that was innocently killed, not because of any signifigant evidence, but because of his tinted skin color that automatically sentenced him to death. The character of Tom Robinson symbolizes the racial injustice ... ... middle of paper ... ...was there to witness this, he came to the children's aid, defending them from the hostile, and infuriated Ewell. In the process this is how Jem broke his arm, but if it weren't for Boo's presence, the outcome could have been much different. Heck Tate decides to protect Boo from becoming the topic of the towns conversations by stating that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife. That night, as Scout walked him home, she stood on the porched and realized.

When Ralph asks what is going to happen to him, Samneric reply,“Roger sharpened a stick at both ends” (Golding 210). Samneric know that Roger intends to behead him, but Ralph does not understand this foul deed immediately. This intended Muscat 2 beheading by Roger proves his evil. Roger's implied use of torture shows his evil as well. When Samneric tell Jack where Ralph is hiding, Roger threatens them: “I... ... middle of paper ... ... shows Jack's evil.

Golding illustrates that mankind is inherently evil; however rules and punishments keep him from his violent nature. Once the rules and institutions fall apart; the inherited evil is revealed in man. Golding demonstrates that man is inhere... ... middle of paper ... ...olf Hitler is a character the same as Jack. Once Jack has the reliability of all of the boys except Ralph, Piggy and Samneric; he turns them into savages. Eventually Simon and Piggy are murdered by Jack’s tribe.

Arthur is a Mockingbird because even though he is an outcast, he is willing to befriend Atticus’ children and save them in the end from Bob Ewell who is insane but also drunk to have courage to kill children. The actions of the Mockingbirds teach the reader not to always believe rumors from others. Tom Robinson is willing to help a terribly lonely young woman with her chores and is convicted of a crime that everyone knew he was innocent of. This is important because it shows the difference between reality and an idealistic world that Scout and Jem thought they were living in. Both Mockingbirds ‘die’ as however Arthur is dead from society, and Tom Robinson dies trying to

In Harper Lee’s, “To Kill A Mockingbird” a true definition of the mockingbird is shown, a symbol extremely important to the novel. In the beginning of the novel, Boo Radley is condemned – not because of his own actions but the misdeeds of those around him. Many stories were forged to generate a bad vibe for the name Boo Radley to the point that his house was essentially taboo. Later on Tom Robinson is proven as the Ultimate Mockingbird, Tom is just an average negro who tried to help out a white person, which was obviously a bad decision. Another definition of a mockingbird is innocence, which is evident in Atticus’ daughter Scout.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, discrimination against Tom and Boo demonstrates the theme that due to its close-mindedness, society can destroy individuals and ultimately itself. Tom Robinson is an apparent victim of discrimination against those who are black. For example, Tom is falsely accuse of rape because he is put in front of a prejudice jury, “The one place where a men ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury boy. ” (295) Atticus explains the unfairness that juries have in a courtroom especially since it is a white man’s word against a black man’s. During trials, juries must always be fair and make their decisions based on the facts given.