Chapter 16

Atticus is probably a hero. A person that doesn't need guns or superpowers to defeat enemies. When it was the night of when the men came for Tom Robinson, Atticus was there. He was there to defend Tom Robinson not by shooting the men, or punching them starting a fight, but he simply wanted to talk it out with the men. He didn't mean any harm. Atticus is probably one of the best role-models I have ever seen. Football players, singers, or celebrities may be role-models but Atticus is a true role-model. He does his job as a parent well. He does his job as a lawyer well. I bet the the sheriff would have shot the men who wanted to kill Tom Robinson, and expect be a hero for it. Of course Scout came in and had the men leave because she put Cunningham in Atticus' shoes. It was in the morning, right after a little incident happened. Atticus was watching Tom Robinson, so he wouldn't get killed. Scout put Cunningham in Atticus' shoes and he ended up leaving Tom Robinson alone. Everyone was in the kitchen. Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, Atticus, and the two kids. They were talking about Cunningham and how Scout put him in Atticus's shoes. Scout picked an individual out of the group, and when your in a group you usually do things that are wrong, things you wouldn't do as a individual. Scout picked someone from that group and asked what was going on, made him feel bad that he was doing something wrong. Scout broke Cunningham's confidence and they ended up leaving because of Scout's actions. I can relate to this, one time a few of my friends and I were running in a store and I knew someone that worked there. They picked me out of the group and starting asking why  I would do that, and I understood that I shouldn't do wrong things like running in a store whether i'm in a group or not. I just stopped doing wrong things in stores. Aunt Alexandra made the kids stay in the yard because it was Sunday, and I remember when I wasn't allowed to leave the yard when it was Sunday. I didn't like it at all. I then realized it wasn't just because it was Sunday, it was about the case. She probably didn't want the kids getting into trouble with someone that is mad about the case. When they get there, they see Reverend Sykes in the court. He took Scout and Jem on the balcony, and a few African Americans gave up their seats for Scout and Jem. I think the the African Americans where just trying to be respectful of the white children because there was racism during the Great Depression.