Scout again. The trial ended, and it came as no surprise that Tom Robinson was guilty. Even after all the evidence that proved Tom Robinson’s innocence, the majority of the jury still thought that he was guilty. Only one person on the jury thought that Tom Robinson was innocent, it was one of the Cunninghams. Everyone on the jury had made their minds before any of the evidence and before Atticus made a very convincing speech. The truth is that is honestly doesn’t matter if there was evidence. The woman who was raped, Mayella, wasn’t taken to the hospital after the alleged rape. There was no evidence that proved she was even raped. There were only signs that she had been beaten. Judging from the injuries to her face Tom Robinson could not have done it because his left hand is injured and her injuries were to the right side of her face. The jury thought Tom Robinson was a criminal because he was black, not because he was accused of raping a white woman. I think something good still came from this experience though. Even though in the end a man was accused for a crime he did not commit, I think changes are definitely starting to happen in the community. The jury took a very long time to decide the verdict. Even though they didn’t think he was innocent, that shows that they probably considered it. People are beginning to change their stubborn ways. They can no longer judge black people so quickly, they now have to think about their actions and whether they are right or not. It’s not a huge improvement but it’s something. The community is one step closer to treating black people as people. This trial is a major evolution for Maycomb, it didn’t work out how I wanted it to, but I think as a community we all learned something.Friday, October 22, 2010
A Step in the Right Direction
Scout again. The trial ended, and it came as no surprise that Tom Robinson was guilty. Even after all the evidence that proved Tom Robinson’s innocence, the majority of the jury still thought that he was guilty. Only one person on the jury thought that Tom Robinson was innocent, it was one of the Cunninghams. Everyone on the jury had made their minds before any of the evidence and before Atticus made a very convincing speech. The truth is that is honestly doesn’t matter if there was evidence. The woman who was raped, Mayella, wasn’t taken to the hospital after the alleged rape. There was no evidence that proved she was even raped. There were only signs that she had been beaten. Judging from the injuries to her face Tom Robinson could not have done it because his left hand is injured and her injuries were to the right side of her face. The jury thought Tom Robinson was a criminal because he was black, not because he was accused of raping a white woman. I think something good still came from this experience though. Even though in the end a man was accused for a crime he did not commit, I think changes are definitely starting to happen in the community. The jury took a very long time to decide the verdict. Even though they didn’t think he was innocent, that shows that they probably considered it. People are beginning to change their stubborn ways. They can no longer judge black people so quickly, they now have to think about their actions and whether they are right or not. It’s not a huge improvement but it’s something. The community is one step closer to treating black people as people. This trial is a major evolution for Maycomb, it didn’t work out how I wanted it to, but I think as a community we all learned something.
Maycomb is Changing
Hi, it’s Scout again. It feels like the adults in Maycomb never had to deal with any of this growing up. It was just accepted that everyone hated black people. Now it’s a struggle everyday for my family to make what they believe heard. There’s no denying that society is changing. I never thought about any of this until Tom Robinson was convicted of rape, but it seems like there are only two types of people in Maycomb, racist or not. Some people like Mr. Raymond even try to make excuses for their beliefs, but not Atticus. He knew from the very start that it’s unfair to simply hate black people for no reason. He never tried to make excuses or cover it up. He knew he had to defend Tom Robinson, and he was the only one that could. If that makes people look at my family in a different way, then I’m fine with that. They can think whatever they want, but now they have more to think about, and have to start questioning themselves, not us. People like Atticus are the only people who can change society, the people who have the courage to stand up for what they know to be right despite what their peers may think. It is not the fault of the community how they treat black people. It is just the way they were raised. They were brought up to hate them for no reason and that’s what they do. They do however have a choice, a child may not know any better, but every adult needs to recognize that the treatment towards black people is wrong and has to stop. People must have already started to question themselves after the start of the trial. Hopefully that will be enough and as a community we can change for the better. Tom Robinson’s trial is going to be over soon, I just hope the jury makes the right decision.Boo Radley and the Community
Hi, my name is Scout. For as long as I can remember, all the children in my town Maycomb have been afraid of Boo Radley. Children often go out of their way to avoid the Radley house. I used to share these feelings with them, but not anymore. Recently my mind has completely changed. I guess it all started when I found some chewing gun in a knothole in a tree. Then my brother Jem and I found other gifts in the tree. I started to think it was Boo Radley. Maybe of the stories I’d heard about him were just rumors. I think everything changed when Jem and I snuck into the Radley yard. We weren’t there very long because we had heard a gunshot and then ran out of there. But it wasn’t that easy. Jem’s pants got caught on the fence and he had to leave them behind. It wasn’t until later that Jem told me the pants had been mended. It then hit me that Boo Radley wasn’t the monster everyone said he was. How could they even know what he’s like, they never even met him. How could they, he hardly ever leaves the house. Jem, our friend Dill and I used to play a game where we would act out stories we had stories we had heard about the Radleys. We weren’t allowed to play the game after my father Atticus found out and told us to stop. Now I wouldn’t want to play the game anyway. I now see the way Boo Radley tried to reach out to us. Everything the community believes about Boo Radley is based completely on rumors. If they all didn’t have a one track mind they might be able to see that they’re wrongly judging him. If the people of Maycomb don’t keep an open mind about Boo Radley and black people in general, I don’t know what will happen, especially with Tom Robinson’s trial around the corner.
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