May 21 2009
Eye of the Tiger (Chapters 17 – 20)
During the trial, it truly became apparent on how great Atticus is. In chapters leading up to the trial, Atticus holds his head up high, refusing to give in to the prejudices other town citizens hold against Tom Robinson. I thought “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor captured this about Atticus. In the first stanza of the song, it goes:
”Went the distance, now I’m back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive.”
This lyric connects to my idea of Atticus, because he did go the distance by taking on this controversial and possibly unwinnable case. And despite how we perceive Atticus knowing that he’s a gentleman that knows his way around a gun, he really is just a man that is here to prove his client’s innocence. Similarly other parts of the song can correlate to how difficult this fight really is. Like I said before, this case is practically unwinnable. There has never been a case where a black man against a white, where the black man won. However, during the trial, Atticus attacks the witnesses and against the odds, gives a good bout, one that could possibly win this case.
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