Theme Of Conflict In To Kill A Mockingbird
The theme of “To KIll a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, demonstrated through conflict, is to stick up for who and what you believe is right no matter what. Supporting what you believe is right is important so other people who are more closed minded get exposed to new points of view.
The passage "'The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place. It has relied instead upon the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence has not only been called into serious question on cross-examination, but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. The defendant is not guilty, but somebody in this courtroom is'"(page 271) supports this theme because in Atticus’ closing argument, he speaks the truth and he is using facts to support his claim that Tom Robinson isn’t guilty. Atticus is sticking up for what he believes is the right thing, even though everyone thinks he is being ridiculous. The rest of the townspeople are being too close minded and are automatically jumping to the conclusion that Robinson is guilty all …show more content…
If Atticus wasn’t the bold convincing character who stands up for his beliefs, not only the end of this book, but other sections (for example when Atticus tells Scout and Jem not to talk bad about others, especially for no good reason) would have also ended up changing.
In conclusion, a main theme in the book To Kill a Mockingbird is to stick up for who and what you believe is right no matter what, because supporting what you believe is right is important so that other people who are more closed minded get exposed to new points of view. This theme was mostly shown through Atticus’ actions and a series of conflicts in this
The passage "'The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place. It has relied instead upon the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence has not only been called into serious question on cross-examination, but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. The defendant is not guilty, but somebody in this courtroom is'"(page 271) supports this theme because in Atticus’ closing argument, he speaks the truth and he is using facts to support his claim that Tom Robinson isn’t guilty. Atticus is sticking up for what he believes is the right thing, even though everyone thinks he is being ridiculous. The rest of the townspeople are being too close minded and are automatically jumping to the conclusion that Robinson is guilty all …show more content…
If Atticus wasn’t the bold convincing character who stands up for his beliefs, not only the end of this book, but other sections (for example when Atticus tells Scout and Jem not to talk bad about others, especially for no good reason) would have also ended up changing.
In conclusion, a main theme in the book To Kill a Mockingbird is to stick up for who and what you believe is right no matter what, because supporting what you believe is right is important so that other people who are more closed minded get exposed to new points of view. This theme was mostly shown through Atticus’ actions and a series of conflicts in this