What Is Atticus Finch's Idea Of Social Justice

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In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee shows that an average person can be a hero. Lee is saying there is a hero in everyone. All heroes do not have to hide some are in plain sight. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of Atticus Finch represents Lee's idea of the social justice by demonstrating wisdom, trustworthiness, and patience as he responds to conflict. Atticus is wise because he sees what is wrong about the court and he trys to fix the court system. For example in the passage "Our courts have their fault, as does any human institution ... in our court, all men are created equal"( Lee, 274). Atticus is saying that people should not judge people because of there skin color even if their color is different they should be equal. Atticus is trying to change the government courts are equal for all citizens. Lee is showing how Atticus is changing the court system. …show more content…

Atticus is trustworthy and this is shown when Atticus accepts the Tom Robinson case the town told him not try, but Atticus did his best to win the case. For instance during the case Atticus says, "I simply defend a negro" also in the passage "If should"t be to defend him then why are doing it... For a number of reasons"(Lee,100). Atticus exampling to his children why he defending Tom Robinson in this case and he tells them that it the right thing to do even if the town say not to Atticus does it anywhere. Lee is showing how court system was unfair by your skin

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