Stand Your Ground If a person today is asked to do something that he or she may not like to do and they say no, they may be looked down upon. Not only does this happen today, but it also was true in the early 1900’s. It is just not fair when people stand up for what their mind feels is right, such as Atticus does in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper …showed first 75 words of 705 total…

…showed last 75 words of 705 total…Tom Robinson case made every person in Maycomb face prejudice head on. People continually referred to black men as "niggers" (64). The black population in Maycomb was the nadir of the social ladder while whites lived a life full of prosperity. Even in the town with two social groups, Atticus decides to do what he felt was right rather than caring what others thought of him. Bibliography www.chuckiii.com www.novelguide.com www.homework-online.com