To Kill A Mockingbird Justice Essay

A just society should have a system of laws and regulations that offer fair solutions. However, justice cannot occur when biased with racism. Harper Lee defines the fictional town of Maycomb as a rigid society in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM). The justice system of Maycomb is extremely flawed as it persecutes the most vulnerable: Tom Robinson; Mayella Ewell and; Arthur Radley. Tom Robinson is convicted of a crime that he has not committed, simply because of his race ; Mayella Ewell faces ordeal due to the failure of the institution of justice and ; Boo Radley is excluded from outside world. In comparison to these characters Tom Robinson is dominated the most by injustice. To Kill A Mockingbird best portrays the perpetual struggles
Boo is locked up in his house at such a young age where he is isolated from the rest of Maycomb society. This punishment for Boo creates rumor among the people of Maycomb about him being frightening and dangerous. This fact highlights the negligence of the legal institute to serve a minor at the time. These actions towards Boo stress on the missing of the righteousness of the judiciary system, due to the violation of his human rights; right to freedom and right to equality, for which no one advocates . Boo is treated as a criminal throughout the novel but when he actually commits a crime towards the end, he is protected by Mr.Heck Tate. In the process of saving Jem and Scout, Boo murders Bob Ewell and despite this knowledge, he gets protected by Atticus and Mr. Heck Tate. Some readers believe this is to be justice for Mayella but this can’t deny the fact that Boo is a criminal and that the solemn duty of justice system is to punish a felon, which it fails again. Although Boo kills Bob Ewell, he is not punished due to Mr. Heck Tate but many readers also believe this to be an optimistic ending as Bob Ewell who is the culprit of both Mayella and Tom gets paid for his