Real+World+Connections

The people of Maycomb judge people by how much money they make and what they do (work wise), and by what their last name is. This sounds really similar to segregation in the real-world. People were judges by the color of their skin in school, on the bus, for work, and pretty much everywhere they went and in everything that they did. In Maycomb, the society is judging people by their last name, which tells everybody what they do and how much money they make. The Ewells only go to the first day of school and no other day. They are treated differently and poorly; more so than someone that goes to school every day. This is like how black people were treated. They were separated in school, treated poorly, had to sit in the back of the bus, and didn't make a lot of money. When segregation went away black and white people were equal. Martin Luther King Jr. helped unite the two races, thus leading to all races being united. Jem, Scout, and Atticus welcome poor people as well as the wealthy into their house. They don't treat black people or poor people any different than they do white, wealthy people. They are the Martin Luther King Jr. of Maycomb because they are trying to treat every single person with equality.
 * Chapters 1-6**
 * By: Scout Finch**

Tom Robinson, a convicted black man, was accused of raping a white women by the name of Mayella Ewell. Even though there hasn't been a trial yet, Tom Robinson is already being seen as guilty due to his place in society and his race. Just like in the Scottsboro Trial, nine young African Americans were accused of raping two white women on a train in northern Alabama and were arrested. These trails have many parallels in which they both start in 1930 in the state of Alabama. The reason they are very similar is that both Tom and the Scottsboro kids were seen as guilty before the trial even started. None of the women gave any sort of real evidence, but their words are enough to convict the black men. The white women’s' accusations were unjustly seen as right, due to the fact that Tom and the Scottsboro kids were African American.//By Jem Finch//
 * Chapters 7-12**

Atticus has a high reputation as a respected and skillful lawyer in the town of Maycomb. However, after he agrees to be an accused black man's lawyer versus a white "victim", people begin to think less of him and his family. They speak harsh words to him, of him, and to his children. Even his sister, Alexandra, disapproves of him defending Tom Robinson of being accused of rape. This is similar to the OJ Simpson trial; OJ was accused of killing his wife in their own home. Although he was destined to be found guilty, his long-time good friend, Rob Kardashian, stood by him and defended him in court. Although his personal friends and family were shocked and, in a sense, hurt by his decision to go against their views, Rob ignored the words said against him and didn't let them affect what he believed in and what he thought was right. Atticus and Rob take what they know is right and carry out actions that reflect their beliefs. They are both strong opinionated lawyers who believe it is their civic duty to defend who they believe is innocent. Although OJ was proved guilty, Rob stood strong in believing in OJ's words. Rob and Atticus show they don't let other opinions in society affect what they do in court. It is their only their own opinions that they listen to. //By Tom Robinson//
 * CHAPTERS 13-18**

‍‍Chapters 19-24
Tom Robinson had been accused of raping Mr.Ewell's daughter after she had asked him to cut some wood for her because she didn't feel like doing it. Atticus Finch was appointed as lawyer to Mr. Robinson as a show of good faith by Judge Taylor, the judge for the town. One night, a mob goes to the jail and are eventually turned away. It is seen that Mr. Underwood had a shotgun trained on the group in case it got out of hand. Mr. Underwood is the owner of the town's newspaper. A lot of important people such as Atticus, Mr.Underwood, and Judge Taylor, all support Mr. Robinson and believe he is innocent. But Tom Robinson is locked up, and when he tries to flee is shot several times. This is similar to the case of Thomas and Meeks Griffin in 1915 who were accused of murdering an old Confederate soldier. Several important people like Blackstock’s mayor, a sheriff, two trial jurors and the grand jury foreman, all believed and supported the claims that the two were innocent. They were sentenced to death after John "Monk" Stevenson, the man found in possession of the gun that killed the soldier, testified against them in exchange for lifetime in jail. These two were recently pardoned in 2009, over 90 years later, by their great-nephew in a 7-0 vote.

//By Atticus Finch//

=**Chapters 25-31**= = = Mr. Ewell begins to stalk everyone involved in the trial against Tom Robinson, and eventually attacks Jem and Scout. This is similar to the trial of Ryan Butler in 2010. It is suspected that Mr. Butler began to attack those involved in his trial. Of the three attacks on the participants, one was killed, one received minor injuries, and the third only received a bullet through their window. This is similar as to when Mr. Ewell tried to stab Jem and Scout to get at Atticus. Both of these involve attacking court participants, dangerous attacks, and criminals who carry them out. By "Boo" Radley include component="pagelist" homeAtTop="true"