Blog 1

"'For a number of reasons,' said Atticus. 'The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again."

This quote happens right after when Atticus is telling Scout, the narrator, about everything he's gotten himself into. He decided to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, against the rape of Mayella Ewell, and why many people in Maycomb county don't agree with his choice to defend Tim. Atticus made the right to decision to defend the man because he is a good man who didn't mean any harm. A wrong decision in this was the backlash that the town gave him and, later, his own family. The law should have no bias or prejudice in it, but it's hard in this time period. This will also be comparable to events that happen later in the book that there is foreshadowing for right now. Also, the unfairness of the law is always prevalent in society, especially in events recently concerning terrorism.