To Kill A Mockingbird Essay On Equality

Sometimes in life, things are very unfair. Though, you try even though you already know the outcome because it is your duty, your purpose to stand up for what is right. Equality is an important trait that everyone wishes to receive. “Im sorry, but you can not attend Coleman High Amanda.” said the principle. “We have a very high tolerance for “colored” students walking on the same grounds as our regular students.” said the principle. “But, I am a regular student sir! I deserve to attend this school no matter what the color of my skin is.” said Amanda. “I know that I am being argumentative, and before I came into this school today, I told myself that it was a possibility that I may not qualify. But, I did not stop there. I had to try, for whatever
This theme really illustrates a very significant, important, and detailed topic. I tried to place myself in Atticus Finch’s shoes. Here I am defending a black man, on trial for a crime that he did not commit. I’m being frowned upon by the white community and praised by the black. Some people are going to hate me for the rest of my life and some are going to love me for doing the right thing. And then I think of Tom Robinson. A innocent black man. He hasn’t done anything wrong. Being accused of raping a “white girl”. There’s nothing he can do about it. No matter what lawyer he gets, no matter what he says, no matter what he does. He can’t do anything because of… the color of his skin. “Trying even though you will lose.” Trying because you have a innocent black man right here before you has done nothing to deserve this torture. Trying because it is the right thing to do, and it is the least that you can do. Trying because that’s the kind of man you are, and this is the example you want to set for your children. Again, trying because it was the right thing to do no matter what the circumstances were. This theme affected me a great deal and Harper Lee did a great job expressing it in “To Kill a