Essay Comparing The Crucible And To Kill A Mockingbird

False Accusations One of the most talked about topics in the U.S. is the criminal justice system. The U.S. is directly targeting and punishing African-American than white people (Alternet.org). This topic has been talked about for many years. In To Kill a Mockingbird and The Crucible, both authors talk about justice. They both tell their story in a unique way. There are many similarities between The Crucible and To Kill a Mockingbird, however false accusations in both books can be approached in three different ways: the method that Arthur Miller brings real characters to life, the method Harper Lee, analyzes the story using different characters, and comparing both authors on how they use false accusations in the books. In The Crucible,
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson as a symbol of innocence. In the book they are trying to prove Tom is innocent from raping Mayella Ewell. In court Tom has a lawyer, his name is Atticus Finch, he knows Tom is innocent and he goes to say, “He seemed to be a respectable Negro, and a respectful Negro would never go up to somebody’s yard of his own volition” (Lee 192). Harper lee wants there to be at least one person who knows what is right and what is wrong, that person is Atticus Finch. The author wanted to show that in a society with false accusations, there is at least one person who disagreed with it. Lee also showed the readers how false accusations looks like from a child’s perspective. Scout is Atticus daughter, and she expresses her own opinion of the Ewell family. She says, “Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their status-people like the Ewells lived as guests … and the diseases indigenous to filthy surroundings (Lee 170). The Ewells were a poor family who were disliked by many, so having the trial brought many attention to them. In addition, many people were on their side since Tom was a man of color no one was with him, except