Compare And Contrast The Movie And To Kill A Mockingbird

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Imagine a tall slim man dressed in a very respectable iron pressed suit, with a tie that’s perfect length and fits nicely with the colors of his blazer. To go along with his suit, he carries a very affluent briefcase with a matching belt and shoes. This is the typical perception from students of someone that works in the legal profession, including the consumption of time spent on only work along with having a very stern look. However, a look at how it’s shown in the film To Kill a Mockingbird, it shows that things like standing for justice, having integrity, and being family-oriented plays a huge role in the lives of lawyers.
Even though the film’s goal is to entertain moviegoers, the film mostly conveyed what lawyers have to go through when it comes to their career. For example, in most of the scenes that showed Scout’s dad Atticus Finch (small town attorney), it would show him spending most of his time at the courthouse trying to defend his client, Tom Robinson, and sometimes even after hours work on …show more content…

One can gain knowledge about being human by understanding that in any matter when it comes to good versus evil, good always prevails. For example, even though Atticus lost his case and then found out Tom was murdered, he gained more respect from everyone in town and also at the end of the movie, justice came when Ewell is killed trying to murder Atticus ' children. Additionally, it goes to show that lawyers have a great deal of responsibility and have qualities like integrity, especially when "...the poor, and sometimes persons who are not poor, cannot afford adequate legal assistance, and should therefore devote professional time and civic influence in their behalf" (Munneke, pg

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