2011年1月26日 星期三

Justice?

What exactly is justice? Is it someone’s name? Justice basically means the moral rightness of something. Nobody really receives any justice in To Kill a Mocking Bird. The main victim of the story, Tom Robinson, didn’t seem to receive the justice he deserves to prove his innocence. Although Tom Robinson receive some form of justice from Atticus who is willing to defend despite such great disadvantages and impossibility of wining the case, Tom is still convicted as guilty and eventually end up dead trying to escape from prison. Also, did Boo Radley receive any justice from his community that he is not some crazy lunatics? Throughout the story, the children have been suspecting the existence of this man by peaking into his house and asking stories about him. After some of the events, it seems to give Boo Radley some justice that proves him to be caring and warm hearted. Although Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell toward the end of the story, he did to save Jem’s life. Boo Radley received recognition from the children and some respect from the adult that he is not really that crazy as they thought. Did Atticus receive any justice? I don’t think so. Yes indeed that Atticus won many respect from his children and some members of the community who support African American. However, Atticus face threats from some of the racist town members.

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