Killing the Mockingbird

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Killing the Mockingbird Chapter 12-21
A)Conflicts present during the trialBy the time the trial was going on, white people had control over communities they lived in. The white people feared that the black people would infiltrate their society by marrying whites and having children with them. As a result, interracial marriages were outlawed. Children born from unions between whites and blacks were referred to as "mulatto" because they were regarded to be offspring`s of unnatural union. The interracial union`s fears were that the African American men would rape and impregnate the white women so that they could reach and grasp power from the white men. This led to very serious results of lynching black men because when a white woman was raped, the black men had to take the fall even though they did not commit the fault. The Scottsboro Trials is another conflict. These trials were as a result of the ideals and legislations in previous sessions before the Tom Robinson`s case. In the Scottsboro case, two white women accused nine black men of raping them as they travelled. The Court as an institution of EqualityThe court can be considered as the one institution that makes all people equal. When laws are enacted, they are enacted to serve all the people and a not a particular type of people to the detriment of others. Every person has to seek legal redress when they are aggrieved by another person. Whenever there was a case between a white man and a black person, the court was sought for guidance. It was not the case to just assume that the white person was always right. The presumption of innocence is important to maintain equilibrium in society especially the different classes in society. Justice cannot be owned by an individual, it is vested in a body, and that body is the court. It ensures that every person who is the citizen of a particular country lives fairly without victimization as was witnessed in the book. The court makes us all equal (Lee, 173).Different Points of Views by Different CharactersDuring the trial, different point of views are brought about by the characters. For example, the Sherriff detests black people. He uses racial slurs such as the term "nigga" he even does not bother to call a doctor to come check on the allegedly raped girl. Bob Ewell who is not that respected in the society, has also got a bad feeling towards the black people as he asks the judge to help clean up the "nigger nest" in his neighborhood. He gives a false account by stating that he found Tom having sexual intercourse with Mayella. Mayella is not very sure about what to say, she starts by crying and stating that she fears the defense lawyer Atticus. When she is being cross-examined, she says that she does not remember being hit on the face but she later again says that she had been hit on the face. She gives conflicting information, and being the victim of the crime, this casts a big ...