The best theme that came to my mind when I think about To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely strength. Strength is shown many times throughout the book especially when Mr. Ewell said "...That black n yonder ruttin' on my Mayella." p. 173 Tom Robinson has to have strength to be able to stand up for himself and defend that he did not rape Mayella. It definitely is not easy for someone to stand up for themselves in a situation that is not in their favor and when they know the ruling is probably going to be against them just because of thier race.
Another character that shows strength in this book is Atticus. Atticus shows strength many times but one time stuck out to me in particular. He showed strength by defending an african american in the court case. At this time period, racism was a huge factor but Atticus stood strong and represented Mr. Tom Robinson very well. Atticus got made fun of and talked about by many folks in town because he was defending an african american but he stood his ground and kept with Tom throughout the entire thing. Atticus is a very wise man and shows strength and respect for everyone that has earned it.
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I agree that Tom has to be very strong to stand up against white people in that time. It has to be hard on him and the black community. He or anyone else who is black, in this time, would get a very fair trial. But I don't think Atticus is as strong, because he maybe defending Tom but he wasn't exactly wanting to.
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