Tom Robinson's Trial In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

I tend to my garden as I watch several cars drive along my street back to their homes. Tom Robinson’s trial must be over. Before the trial even started, I predicted that the verdict would be guilty. When I saw Jem, Scout, and Dill arrive back at their house with long faces, my prediction was confirmed. It is still upsetting for me to hear that another innocent black man’s life was ruined because of the way white people treat them. I did not attend the trial; I do not wish to see an innocent person on trial for their life. I take off my gardening gloves and head inside. As I wash my hands, I see the children looking very upset and confused. I decide to make them chocolate cakes to help to cheer them up. They must be extremely confused and disappointed about the verdict of the trial. They are too young to completely understand our unfair society.
I believe that everyone should have equal rights. The trial got me to think about the equality in our country even more than usual. Another black man was accused of something that he never did. Even though I did not go to the trial, I feet impacted by the verdict. I feel that my beliefs about equal rights were reassured from the trial. Atticus is an excellent lawyer, and so I assume that he made a great case. Tom Robinson was probably clearly innocent, but that is just the unfairness in our country. Hopefully there will be change in the near