That’s common.”(75) Atticus tells Scout not to call them a demeaning word because he cares for and supports racial equality and wants Scout to be raised with sympathy and empathy instead of prejudice and blind animosity like the rest of Maycomb County.Īs Jem and Scout grow up, their views on Boo Radley change. For example, after Cecil Jacobs and Scout fight, Scout asks Atticus if he defends black people while using a derogatory term. Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout’s father, always teaches the two to be respectful to African Americans. The difference in moral education can be seen in many different examples in the book. When Scout asks Atticus if she can visit Calpurnia’s house, Aunt Alexandra replies for Atticus by saying, “You may not” (84) Because Aunt Alexandra is a woman with traditional and conservative values, she treats Calpurnia harshly and with zero respect. Another event is when Aunt Alexandra requested that Calpurnia be removed from their home to Atticus. Although evidence implies that Tom Robinson is innocent, the town still votes him guilty: “Judge Taylor was polling the jury: ‘Guilty…guilty…guilty….guilty…’”(211) Tom Robinson is voted guilty only because it is a white person’s word against a black person’s. One of the most significant events is the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping and beating a 19-year-old white woman named Mayella Ewell. Many events occur throughout the novel that highlight the racial inequality in Maycomb. Heck Tate warns Atticus because he knows Atticus will defend Tom, just like he knows that Atticus will shoot the dog to defend his children. Tate was saying, “I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee there won’t be any….”(145) Mr.
Heck Tate also notifies Atticus about the mob for Tom Robinson’s arrival: “…movin’ him to the county jail tomorrow,” Mr. ‘I’d feel mighty comfortable if you did now,’ he said,”(96) The dog portrays the town’s thinking that only Atticus is the only person who can help deter the town and his children from prejudice. Heck Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb, forces Atticus to shoot the dog instead because he feels he is not qualified to do so: “Mr. Scout and Jem race home to tell Calpurnia his condition and Calpurnia frantically calls every neighbor. Jem reveals he was looking at Maycomb’s pet, Tim Johnson. One day, Jem and Scout decide to go hunting for a small rodent with guns until Jem focuses on something in the road.
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