May 24 2009
(Ch 21-25) The Results
From these chapters, the main thing that readers wanted to know was, of course, the results of Tom Robinson’s case. I somehow expected the results would end up like this, a white man defeating a black man. That is the outcome of all the other trials that involve African Americans in Maycomb. There has never been one case that favored the black man instead of the white man. Atticus fought for Tom Robinson strongly and gave it his all throughout the case. Trying to save a black man shows Atticus’s bravery and determination. Most people today think that black and white people should be given the same rights and should be treated similarly. We have to consider that this book took place during the Great Depression, and that most people didn’t care for African Americans then. From the responses given from the two sides, one would be positive that Tom Robinson’s explanation was more believable and had a greater chance of winning than Mr. Ewell’s. I’m glad that the world has changed for the better, from the Great Depression to today. People treat African Americans with respect these days, and I’m sure that most people do not judge them by their skin color. There might be some still out there favoring one race over the other, but most have changed, which is extraordinary to know.
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I really wanted Tom Robinson to win but I already new that there was a small chance that he would. So many people that were in the jury had seemed to be very racist. They seem to think that white people are always better than colored. You had made a good point though that this was taken place during a sad time. I am really proud of Atticus because he decided to take a case that no one else considered on doing which was defending a colored person. I only think that Tom lost the case because of the color of his skin. It was though some what nice that the judge didn’t send him away to get killed, instead he let him stay in jail for a little while and then they would discuss the trial again. It’s too bad that Tom tried to escape and then he was shot to death. I still don’t think Tom would have won his second trial even though he should.
About the case, we can’t really say that the decision is fair or not. The Judge didn’t really favored any of the side. Even though, i thought that Tom should win the case, because Atticus defended him with such great points. We can tell that The Ewell is lying. Judge Taylor probably don’t want to go against either side of he people. White and the Negro. At least, he didn’t favored Bob intentionally. I agree with some of the things you said about today’s society and how they treated African American. However, prejudice is everywhere. It is something that will never stop. Because we are all human being, we can’t stop judging each other. But, at least give them a chance…