Commentary On Just Mercy By Bryan Stevenson

#1- The author Bryan Stevenson writes Just Mercy which is about a mix of a bunch of wrongly convicted people who are put on death row. Bryan Stevenson being an attorney had faced an enormous amount of cases with wrongly convicted people. Stevenson writes the book in a very serious tone and to the point. This is because he wants the reader to really feel the frustration and anger that him and the convicted person felt during the trials. Stevenson states in the book “We have a system of justice in the US that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes” (Stevenson 49). This quote strikes the reader because the US is supposed to be a place where all people are treated fairly and
The purpose of the book is to show his commitment in stopping the unfair and unjust opportunities that the poor are given in court. It also is to show the corrupt behavior in court when it comes to severe cases like this, he shows how money can saude a situation. Stevenson states in the novel “The opposite of poverty isn't wealth... The opposite of poverty is justice” (Stevenson 72). This quote is important because the author is trying to get the point across that just because someone is poor they are targeted and are treated unfairly. Stevensons purpose is to also reach out to get people to care about their communities. Not many people care for their community and do not try to get involved. When Stevenson states “If you love your community, then you need to be insisting on justice in all circumstances” (Stevenson 208), it just shows how much he cares about others and that is how he wants the readers of his book to be too. The main purpose to the novel is to show and to open the eyes to many that the US is not always