Ending

To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that has many unexpected events. This is what made me want to keep on reading towards the middle of the book. It was a little difficult for me to stay interested until chapter 15. Towards chapter 16, when the Tom Robinson case starts, that's when the novel gets my full attention.

The Tom Robinson case was when I wanted to keep on reading and get through with the book. This part of the novel, I connected to with a movie I watched. The case in the book is the same as the one that I watched in the movie. So I had some connections there. Something that I closely paid attention to during the trial is how the seating is arranged in the courtroom. Depending on the race, there is a certain place to sit. The colored people got the balcony where Jem, Scout, and Dill sit during the trial. At that point, when Mr. Braxton Underwood sees Jem and Scout in the colored balcony and snorts (252), I didn't understand the reason for his reaction. But then it makes sense that it was because of where they were sitting. This kind of situation is what I don't agree with. I understand that the colored weren't allowed to be with the white. But little children didn't understand it. Over and over again, there would be situations when someone would give rude comments to Jem or Scout about their father. But they didn't understand well. It's because they were children. This was something that I didn't approve of. Jem and Scout didn't have anything to do their father's job. Still some adults would say rude things to them.

Going back to the Tom Robinson case, I disagree with the verdict. It is stated at the end of the trial that Tom is guilty when he is completely innocent. The reason for the verdict is what I strongly disagree on. The only reason that Tom is stated guilty is because of his race. The court is where everyone goes for justice. Everyone is supposed to be equal in the courtroom. Nothing should be stated on the basis of race. However, race came in the way for Robinson.

Another thing that I disagree about is why Mayella brings the case to court. This also goes back to Tom Robinson's race. When she desired him, she "broke a rigid and time-honored code of society" (272). This states that a white girl cannot desire a colored boy. And I think this is not logical at all. The race should not determine who someone has affection for. But when Mayella realized what she has done and how the society will look upon her, she blames Robinson for what she has done. This act makes me agree with what Atticus says about "cheatin' a colored man is ten times wrose than cheatin' a white man" ( 269). To cover herself, Mayella puts robinson in danger.

After the trial, I kept on reading to find out if something happens about the Radley Place. But nothing happens soon, until the end of the book. When Arthur saves Jem, that is when Scout sees him for the first time. I was kind of disappointed that Jem and Dill don't get to see him. When Harper Lee gives details of Arthur leaning against the wall in Jem's room, the clues are obvious that something unexpected is going to happen. And that is exactly what happens. I wasn't expecting it to be Arthur until Scout says "Hey, Boo" (362). So I was kind of excited that Scout finally gets to meet him.

Overall, this book is a great with lots of themes going on at once. There are situations that indicate how children should be treated. This is shown by how Atticus treats Jem and Scout more like adults and how Aunt Alexandra treats them more like children and teaching them manners. There is a theme of how a community lives together. Everyone in Maycomb knows each other well and have their own societal rules. The last theme is the descrimination of the colored society. It is shown how they can't even get justice in the court, regardless of them being innocent. This novel is filled with many different meanings that keeps you interested.