Tom Harper Lee Impact On Society
Literature has been defined in our society since the beginning of time. It provides us with knowledge beyond our years and entertainment for all ages. American Literature lets us put into perspective the history behind many eras through poems, short stories, and novels. These works of literature acknowledges all the good and the bad that era represents. The Great Depression, for example, opened with a stock market crash on October 29, 1929, which troubled the U.S. economy. It was so impactful in the 1930’s that anyone that grew up during this time struggled. Harper Lee, an American author, was born in 1926 when the government was following the Laissez-faire approach (“Causes of the”). She started writing to tell her own story, and several of
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Most, if not all, of the community was involved in this tragic event in Maycomb. Tom was shot in the courthouse 17 times after he was trying to escape, which took place towards the end of the novel. Most of the community was happy that an African-American was being accused for rape against a white ‘innocent’ female. It wasn’t until the end of the novel, when Tom Robinson was killed, that the community had some sorrow towards him, his family, and Atticus. One evidence of this was written in Mr. Underwood’s editorial view in the local newspaper. “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case,” (Pg. 244, Lee). The community knew that Mr. Underwood didn’t care what other people thought, he was going to write what he wanted and the views that he believed towards that case. Scout also declares that he didn’t talk about ‘miscarriages of justice, he was writing so children could understand’, which displays for the reader that he truly believed that the court was in the wrong the day that Tom Robinson was proven guilty. In conclusion, Tom Robinson getting shot was important to the story because it expresses how messed up the justice system was in the 1960’s against African-Americans. “...the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children’,” (Pg. 243, Lee) also ties the reader to the title of the
Most, if not all, of the community was involved in this tragic event in Maycomb. Tom was shot in the courthouse 17 times after he was trying to escape, which took place towards the end of the novel. Most of the community was happy that an African-American was being accused for rape against a white ‘innocent’ female. It wasn’t until the end of the novel, when Tom Robinson was killed, that the community had some sorrow towards him, his family, and Atticus. One evidence of this was written in Mr. Underwood’s editorial view in the local newspaper. “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case,” (Pg. 244, Lee). The community knew that Mr. Underwood didn’t care what other people thought, he was going to write what he wanted and the views that he believed towards that case. Scout also declares that he didn’t talk about ‘miscarriages of justice, he was writing so children could understand’, which displays for the reader that he truly believed that the court was in the wrong the day that Tom Robinson was proven guilty. In conclusion, Tom Robinson getting shot was important to the story because it expresses how messed up the justice system was in the 1960’s against African-Americans. “...the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children’,” (Pg. 243, Lee) also ties the reader to the title of the