Long Back, my father Atticus was given a trail (to his occupation as a lawyer) to serve Tom Robinson for being accused of raping Mayella Ewell, one of my neighbours, and apparently Bob Ewell (Mayella dad) was a witness. This happened before I visited the church, and Atticus told me that I wouldn't understand, but there was high talk around town, and it wouldn't be much to defend Mr. Robinson's case. Even though he could have been doubtful, he told me that he was doing this for a number of reasons... In a way, one of the reasons as he said, it can affect me, so I wouldn't have to mind him anymore.
The trail went to court in the summer session. Tom Robinson was black, and the jury was all white, and the whole jury said guilty except one... Mr. Cunningham. Even though one said innocent, Mr. Robinson gets put in prison. Deep down, I knew this was not right either.. After talking to Mrs. Maudie (another one of my neighbours), she said that my father was not really randomly chosen, but was chosen because he was the only one who can hold the jury in there for so long and he would actually try to defend Tom Robinson because he knows what right. So maybe my father is right, we shouldn't descriminate of colour.
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