Reflections on Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from Blessed Trinity 8th graders.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Atticus' Closing Argument

        After the case-in-chief, we're moving to the closing argument. During Mr. Gilmer's cross examination, we do not know all what happened because Dill was crying and Scout had to take him out of the court, they went to Mr. Raymond, who empathizes with Dill. I've learned some new thing about Mr. Raymond in this chapter, he is not an evil man or drink alcohol like what people often say, Mr. Gilmer is a good man, he's actually quite tolerance. After that, Dill and Scout go back to the courtroom, and Atticus is giving his closing argument.
         Atticus is a good lawyer, also a tolerance man, and we all know this, he says that this case is not a difficult case because he knows very clearly that Tom is not guilty. This case is not hard and shouldn't come to a trial because there is no evidence Tom did it and it means Tom is not guilty. Base on what Tom said, Mayella kissed him, it means she broke the social code because a white woman can't kiss a black man. Bob, of course, he would be very angry because his daughter kissed a black man so he has beaten Mayella. To hide what Mayella did, the Ewells have to destroy the evidence, they must put Tom in jail or kill him, so that no one will know this. Atticus also says that the Ewells hopped the jury will go along with the assumption that African-Americans are evil and help them because they're white. Of course Atticus knows the Ewells are lying, he says if the jurors believe it and do what the Ewells want, they are as ignorance as the Ewells.
        What I like the most in Atticus' closing argument is when Atticus says that all people in America are not all equal, but the court of law is the place where all people are equal. Atticus wants the jurors to come to the final decision by review the evidence with their emotion, not just because Mayella is a white girl and the jurors protect, bias her. I agree with Atticus that no one in America is equal, so when someone wants to make a important choice or something, they have to very carefully and make sure their choice is right, not just they choose what they like, it is unequal.

1 comment:

  1. Ahn,
    good blog post. I really enjoyed it. I liked how you summarized what happened during the trial with what happened outside of the trial. It was very interesting. I don't really like reading, but when I get into a good part of a book, I can't stop reading. Your blog post was like that part of a book that I can't put down. It was very intriguing. I really like it.
    Good job
    -Ellie

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