page 1A The Maycomb County August 23rd, 1935

Gazette

Editorials:

As a father of two, I notice many things about my children. One thing I noticed about my daughter, Scout, was her courage in a dangerous situation. This dangerous situation was in front of a lynch mob, with a purpose of killing Tom Robinson.

When they came to the jail, they acted as one group, as one person, with all the same personalities and one mind, with one reason to be there. They came as one and when Scout singled out one man, he was now not a part of the group. He was excluded because

 he was talking and thinking for himself.

The act that she singled out one man, falls completly into her personality. She was not afraid of these men. She didn't know what their purpose was, so she just decided to start a conversation. It's just like my daughter to say "Hey Mr. Cunningham" in a dangerous spot.

Imagine, it only took one little girl who singled out one man to break up a lynch mob.

- Atticus Finch

 

Through this editorial, I will profoundly express my opinion on Atticus's courage throught the trial between Tom Robinson and Bob Ewell.

From begining to end, Atticus Finch has been the bravest man in the state of Alabama. He accepted the case even though he didn't have any chance of winning. He deffended a black man with courage, he faced this trial knowing that it could be a disgrace to his family and ruin the upmost respect that people have for the Finches. Now that is real bravery.

Throughout the trial he did his upmost best to prove Tom Robinson's innoccence. He told the jury to make a wise decesion and not to just turn him down because he's black.

It's obvious he's innocent, choose wisly and respect the constitution, everybody is created equal in court no matter what skin color or religion.

He phisically defended his deffendant from a Lynch mob that wanted to kill Tom Robinson. He did all this work trying to convince Tom that there is a chance that he could win. But in the end it came out to nothing, Tom's dead.

To defend a black man, knowing that there wasn't a big chance, and knowing that people would indeed call him niger-lover, knowing that this trial could ruin his family's reputation, and even bearing with it. That's brave.

- Mr. B.B. Underwood

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