During the Tom Robinson trial, Atticus could not have portrayed his evidence in a more professional and convincing manner. Unfortunately, Tom Robinson was found guilty by the jury and was sentenced to death. Atticus’s son, Jem, expresses his rejection to the unfair treatment of blacks by stating, “‘How could they do it, how could they?’” Atticus responds, “‘I don’t know, but they did it. They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it—it seems that only children weep.’” Both Jem’s development of maturity and disapproval of the verdict of the Tom Robinson case play an important role in the point that Lee is trying to prove through this story. Scout is far too young for her opinion to be considered valid. However, Jem, no longer a little boy at this stage of the story, can be listened to if he states an opinion for the simple fact that he is not a “little kid”. He also preserves his innocence due to his small age. Therefore, when he states that the verdict of the case was not only wrong, but irrelevant and unfair, it makes you inquire whether the case was a fair one or …show more content…
That is why it had such a big impact on American society. Throughout the entire book, the author makes an attempt to keep one particular fact (it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird) in your mind. You may think to yourself, “Why a mockingbird?” Miss Maudie, Scout’s 50 year-old friend, although diminutively racist, stated something that is worth thinking about: “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Not only is Lee opposed to racism, but her primary message in To Kill a Mockingbird is that racial injustice is a terrible sin. Just like killing a