Justice: A Fundamental Right of Every Citizen

In Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', the character of Mr. Ewell is portrayed as a man with a prejudiced perception towards black people, considering them lower than white people. His anger and desire for revenge stems from Atticus Finch's successful defense of Tom Robinson, an innocent black man accused of rape. Scout, the daughter of Atticus Finch, tries to convince Mr. Ewell to change his perception and treat everyone with justice and respect. She emphasizes that pain should not be compensated by inflicting more pain, but rather by spreading joy and happiness. The novel highlights the importance of ensuring justice for all citizens, regardless of their race, gender, religion, or caste.

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To Kill the Mockingbird
Civil Right Movement
The most significant issues of civil right movement,
i) The first event that occurred in 1919 when more than 25 race riots occurred in which
more or less 38 persons were killed in Chicago and 70 blacks were lynched including ten
veterans in the south.
ii) More than 200000 blacks and white gathered before Lincoln Memorial for hearing
speeches in 1963.
iii) In 1964, civil right workers protested for the voting right of blacks. In the result of this
protest, three blacks were killed, and many homes and churches of the blacks were
burned.
These three events are the most significant among all the events of civil right movement.
Because these three events shook the entire nation. Due to these events, civil right worker
gathered and protested against the unjust against the black. These events helped the black for
gathering the courage to fight against the unjust that was prevailing against them. Due to these
events, many leaders came in front to fight against the unjust. Supreme Court amended the
legislation in favor of the rights of the blacks. At the end of the movement, blacks were
entertained by their rights.
Persuasive argument assignment
Jem, Scout, and Dill learned many things over the course of the story. The first thing that they
learned is everyone should protect the innocent beings. Atticus said to the children that killing a

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mockingbird is a sin. Because they (the mockingbirds) do not harm anyone and bring joy in life.
Jem, Scout, and Dill learned that life is not fair and unjust is everywhere and in also in the life of
everyone. They learned that the people are hypocrites and do not follow the religion that they
preach. Scout learned over the course of the story that well-educated people do not apply their
knowledge always. Scout learned this lesson from the mistake made by Miss Caroline. The
children learned that not everyone has a family who cares and loves them. One of the most
important lessons learned from them is that color does not determine the character.
Yes, Atticus Finch is a hero because once he fought for a black man in the court and saved him.
He cared for everyone equally. He fought and saved a Negro when everyone thought blacks
lower than white. He showed his intelligence and courage and fought for a Negro. The entire
black community acknowledged him and stood by him. Apart from this Atticus Finch was a
good father who cared for his children. That is why Atticus Finch is to be considered as a hero.
Boo Radley defy stereotype expectation. He was very much similar to the Tom Robinson despite
the fact that one was white and other was black. Boo Radley did not consider white as higher
than the black or black lower than the white. He did not make a perception regarding a person
based on his/her color. He thought that compassion and justice reach beyond the boundary of
human prejudice and color. In this way, he defies the expectation of stereotype.
In this modern world where education is widespread, and the majority of the population are
educated or access to get an education, where well define legislation is made by the concerned
government to regulate the nation and to ensure justice in every corner of the nation. There are
still some events presents that are similar to the events of the novel "to kill a mockingbird." For
example: in this modern social and legislative climate there is discrimination by gender, religion,

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color, and caste. Many of the people still face the problem of discrimination due to their gender,
religion, caste, color. There are still some people who enjoy killing innocent beings. They do not
hesitate to kill innocent beings and enjoy it.
There is a much real life recent incident of injustice. There is an incidence of injustice when
Indianapolis shot dead Aaron Bailey a 45 years old after a traffic stop. He was a black, and
without any apparent reason, the police shoot him.
There are many people who fight for judicial injustice. They work to save those who face
injustice by the society. They fought for the welfare of the families who suffer injustice at any
level. It is very difficult to find out the average number of people who fight for judicial injustice
because many of the people do not do not show that they are fighting against the judicial
injustice, but they fight for injustice on the ground level. However, from the real-life examples, it
can be estimated that one out of hundred fight for the judicial injustice.
Persuasive Argument
Introduction
Justice should be ensured at any cost and irrespective of the gender, race, caste, religion,
etc. Justice is a fundamental right of every citizen of a nation irrespective of his/her
religion, race, caste, gender and the right of justice must be ensured to entertained every
single citizen of a nation. In the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” Mr.Ewell is a white and
consider the blacks lower than the white. Due to this perception he is angry on Atticus
Finch because he fought for the right of Robinson who is a black and won the case against
Mr. Ewell. Now Mr. Ewell wants to take revenge from Atticus Finch by making him feel
pain by hurting his children. Scout the daughter of Atticus Finch is trying to convince

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Mr.Ewell that he should change his perception and be more just to the people. She is trying
to tell him that how he could be more just. As Mr. Ewell is having a perception that blacks
are lower than white and due to their color they should be punished even if they are not
guilty.
Scout: Pain is not the solution of getting rid of pain. Mr. Ewell if you are in pain and want
to make others in the same pain to pay for your pain is not the way of compensating or
avoiding your pain. Pain for pain is not the solution to pain. If you want to make, someone
pay for your pain give him joy or make him happy. In this way, you will also feel joy and
avoid your pain.
Justice is justice and it should be ensured at any cost. Mr. Ewell hurting someone or killing
someone will not compensate your pain. Justice is not about hurting someone or making
him realize of pain and sorrow. As there is a quote that "An eye for an eye will make the
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whole world blind". Justice is all about making someone realize your pain not through
hurting him but giving him joy and happiness.
The fundamental right of every person of living in peace irrespective of race, caste color,
religion, and gender should be ensure. Mr. Ewell kindly changes your perception towards
the blacks because they are also human, they also have heart, they also feel pain, and they
also have the right to live peacefully in this world. My dad has saved Robinson not because
he is a black but because he is innocent. He has done nothing to your daughter. So, please
let him not suffer the pain for what he has not done.
Losing or winning a case in the court of law is not matter until or unless a criminal is free
or an innocent is punished. If my dad has won the case, it does not mean that he wanted to
defeat you but the only thing that he wanted to do is to save an innocent person. Please
understand the situation and do justice to us by leaving us in peace.
Conclusion: Justice is the fundamental right of every citizen and it should be ensured for
every section of the society irrespective of their race, religion, caste, and color. Perception
should not be made about any person based on his/her color, gender, religion, caste, etc.
Any one should not be punished only if he/she belongs to a particular community.
Punishment should be based on the degree of crime not on the basis of perception.
A character Study
Atticus Finch is a very prominent character in a famous novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" written
by Harper Lee. He is a very stable and consistent type of person and does not get too worked up
about a stressful situation. What other people think or say about him does not affect him. He
strictly follows his belief and idea. He spends most of his time as a single father of a boy Jem

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and a girl named Scout and also spends his time as an attorney. As an attorney, he believes in
what is right even if it is not popular. He faced a very complicated and stressful case in which he
had to defend an African- American person named Robinson who was accused of raping a white
girl. Atticus came to know that Robinson is innocent and then he committed to save Robinson.
This case happened when there were high racial tension and white thought black as lower than
them. Robinson was a black guy. Atticus Finch Fought for him even at that time. He did not
only fight for him but also won the case and saved him. It was only due to his belief that
Robinson is innocent and I have to save him at any cost.
Along with a good person with the right thought, he is also a very good father. He loves and
cares for his children. He expects a lot from his children and treats his children equally. He is
very conscientious about the discipline of his children and also teaches them at the moment of
any indiscipline. He wants that as he is treating his children equally his children also treat
everyone equally, and they do not judge anyone based on his socio-economic status and skin
color.
Newspaper article on Tom’s trial
Yesterday at around 11 pm, Robinson who had accused by Ewell of raping his 19-year-old
daughter Mayella Ewell had been charged by the court for rape. The court took place at the
county courthouse of Maycomb, and a large number of people both black and white came to
watch the trial. The defense lawyer was Mr. Atticus Finch, and the prosecutor was Mr. Gilmer.
This case was presided over by the Judge Taylor and jury. The court gave its result in favor of
the Ewell family.

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This crime took place on an evening of November 21st last year. Maycomb Ewell had lived the
garbage dump of the town for years which was once a Negro Cabin. Mayella Ewell was the
oldest child of all the children of Ewell family. All the children were in the care of father Bob
Ewell because their mother was passed away long back.
In the medical examination, the doctor asked about the injury of Mayella Ewell and found it
obvious. Mayella had many injuries on her body including hands, neck, and arms. Mr. Ewell
accused Robinson that he had sexual intercourse her daughter. Mr. Ewell said that Robinson ran
away when he saw me coming in. Tom Robinson was arrested by Mr. Tate after the story of Mr.
Ewell. When Atticus Finch came to know that Tom Robinson is innocent, he decided to fight for
the right of Tom Robinson. He decided for the fight at the time when white thought black lower
than them. Atticus Finch knew that he would not win the case. But he has his strong believe that
encouraged him to fight for the right of Tom Robinson.
Atticus Finch fought and won the case. But after that, Mr. Ewell started taking revenge from
Atticus Finch. He decided to hurt or even kill the children of Atticus Finch.
Report Card
Name…Scout………… Total days of school……210………….
Grade……… (A)……. Days attending………190……………
Teacher(s)………………………… Days absent…………20…………….
Subject Grade Teacher’s Comments
Reading A You are excellent in reading and
keep going.

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Writing A You have performed very well
in writing. Try to improve more.
Art A+ Art is your strength. You are
outstanding. Keep going.
Science B+ There is a scope of
improvement. Try to learn
things simply.
Math A You are good at Math that is a
very good sign of improvement.
Social Studies A+ Apart from art, you performance
is outstanding in social studies
also. You are brilliant.
English B+ Keep improving English. There
is a scope for improvement and
need to focus on the certain
area.
Date…10/10/17… Principal’s signature……………….
References
Lee, Harper. "To Kill a Mockingbird." Litigation (1990): 68-58.
Freedman, Monroe H. "Atticus Finch--Right and Wrong." Ala. L. Rev. 45 (1993): 473.