Examples Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

I have worked hard for many years to serve my clients right. To prove their innocence and help grant them justice. Of course, not every case is in my favor. There have been many let downs throughout my years as a lawyer. That feeling when that word, “Guilty” slips from the judges mouth makes my stomach curl. This is one of the rare cases where I was appointed to defend a black man. I vowed to try it. Just by looking at Tom and setting aside the aspect of color, you can tell he is a good man, of course that is not a good enough reason to pledge my clients innocence in court, but I did hope that the jury would look into his eyes for once, that Mayella would look into his eyes and come to the realization that he is nothing but a man trying to get by in the world while society beats him brutally and mistreats him and his people for how dark their skin color is. I wanted Mayella to see what she and her father were doing to him. I had hoped that this would impact the verdict. …show more content…
I tried my best to not let my frustrations get to me. There were many sleepless nights to prepare for what was to come. I was too frustrated to keep myself from thinking throughout those nights, why? Why am I trying so hard to prove a case not guilty even if ultimately the jury was only going to see a black man standing before them and not just another member of society? I was only able to answer this toward the end of the trial. I not only wanted justice for Tom, but I wanted the people of Maycomb's perspective to change for the better. Maycomb is racially charged and a toxic environment for our children to breathe in. How can we let them see this? All this hate for what exactly? A community with a different color skin than ours? Our children do not deserve to see this, and the African American people of Maycomb do not deserve to endure this. This only sets an example for our kids to define people based on what they look

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