Tuesday, 16 August 2016

What are quotes that show how Tom Robinson's trial affected Jem and Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee?

Several
passages from the book show how the trial and its outcome deeply affectand , especially
regarding their views about the prejudices of their neighbors.

A quote that
shows just how deeply Scout is impacted by the trial is in , when Scout is left wondering after
reading B. B. Underwood's editorial:

Senseless killingTom
had been given due process of law to the day of his death; he had been tried openly and
convicted by twelve good men and true; my father had fought for him all the way. Then Mr.
Underwood's meaning became clear: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. Tom was a dead man the minute
Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed. (275)

This
quote shows the terrible realization Scout comes to--that her town is not comprised of good
people trying to do the right thing but by many people filled with prejudice toward Tom
Robinson, and black people in general.

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