The trial in To Kill A Mockingbird had ended up with Tom Robinson announced guilty. On page 195, Atticus was talking to Jem about the trial when he says "In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life." I felt as if Tom Robinson was not black, the trial would have gone differently. It is because of his race, (white) people already had an opinion on him, just because of the color of his skin. On page 273, it said "the evil assumption-- that all n lie, that all n men are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption one associates with minds of their caliber." This evil assumption. Of course, I think Tom was not guilty and that Mayella is being actually abused by her father Bob Ewell. Though I believe the judge, jury, etc. should have given Tom a fair chance. There are many examples of today black people being oppressed, and PoC in general.
Canadian government is actually turning away from single men refugees.
http://www.her.ie/news/canadian-government-to-turn-away-single-male-refugees/266354?preview=1&utm_content=bufferab40b&utm_medium=Social+organic&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
There are many places not allowing refugees, because of ISIS, and I see how they may feel scared about ISIS sneaking in. Though also remember these are people who left their country from this violence. They need somewhere to go.
I think your points are strong and I agree that we need to allow more refugees. My only feedback for posts in the future is to have a bit more of a transition between your two points. Good work! Speaking of refugees, Thom Thillis said he will not allow Syrian refugees in our state. Wow NC is governed y some crazy people.
ReplyDeleteYes, the situation currently going on in the world definitely relates to the TKAM trial situation. I think both of these situations are caused by fear, the roots of hatred. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI think that you're absolutely right about how the trial would have gone differently if Tom was white, very nice!
ReplyDeleteWHERE would that assumption come from about African American males? Was it from the time when white slave owners weren't to be trusted around African American women? Fear of return in kind? Where do these myths occur? Atticus makes me so mad with his acceptance sometimes. He's so passively agreeable and accepting that this evil will probably happen, while his son still has the youth and anger to be outraged. Your example about Syria - initially, I didn't even realize it was because Canada feared ISIS in bachelor males! I thought it was because Canada thought that group didn't need refuge as much. Shows how much my instincts are correct - you are absolutely right. Ugh. I wonder how we finally changed from fear and hatred to the present state, where most of us - I hope most of us - are trying for equality.
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