To Kill A Mockingbird Essay On Good And Evil
Atticus is a role model for his children as well as for Maycomb. Atticus believes that people often have aspects of both good, as well as evil, but the good will usually be more powerful than the evil. Atticus taught this to Scout and Jem, but also to Maycomb, as he tries to defend Tom Robinson “To Kill a Mockingbird”, explores what’s right and what’s wrong; it brings a nonstop discussion about the characteristics good & evil in people.
Traits of a good person would be them not wanting people divided because we’re all part of the same race, the human race. Scout is a good kid at heart, she believes in the goodness of people. Calpurnia believes that they shouldn’t be divided by skin color, she negotiates to both black and white people. …show more content…
Atticus saw a huge problem with Mayella’s claim of being raped in her backyard. Racism is truly evil, even if the facts are there to prove Tom Robinson not guilty he was still found guilty. Racial criticism is very evil just because someone was born into this world in a different location with different skin color doesn’t mean they’re much different than everyone else. We’re all humans we’re supposed to unite as one and help one another out. Just because someone has a darker skin tone that doesn’t mean they’re dumb and worthless. People back in the time that To Kill a Mockingbird was written were dumb for letting other people manipulate their social perspective on life. “Calpurnia says that’s nigger-talk.”
It was around this time that Scout realized the true evil in Maycomb, when she realized this she was terrified. Tom Robinson had hope in the people thinking that the good in them would prevail over evil, but after being found guilty he had to comprehend human nature. As Tom faces this challenge, his struggles cause him emotional pain while he tries to come to terms with disappointing realities of inequality, racism and overall unfairness. Scout also has a hard time comprehending these things, but she still has hope that the good will prevail over
Traits of a good person would be them not wanting people divided because we’re all part of the same race, the human race. Scout is a good kid at heart, she believes in the goodness of people. Calpurnia believes that they shouldn’t be divided by skin color, she negotiates to both black and white people. …show more content…
Atticus saw a huge problem with Mayella’s claim of being raped in her backyard. Racism is truly evil, even if the facts are there to prove Tom Robinson not guilty he was still found guilty. Racial criticism is very evil just because someone was born into this world in a different location with different skin color doesn’t mean they’re much different than everyone else. We’re all humans we’re supposed to unite as one and help one another out. Just because someone has a darker skin tone that doesn’t mean they’re dumb and worthless. People back in the time that To Kill a Mockingbird was written were dumb for letting other people manipulate their social perspective on life. “Calpurnia says that’s nigger-talk.”
It was around this time that Scout realized the true evil in Maycomb, when she realized this she was terrified. Tom Robinson had hope in the people thinking that the good in them would prevail over evil, but after being found guilty he had to comprehend human nature. As Tom faces this challenge, his struggles cause him emotional pain while he tries to come to terms with disappointing realities of inequality, racism and overall unfairness. Scout also has a hard time comprehending these things, but she still has hope that the good will prevail over