In my opinion I think that Atticus has done a really good job because of his powerful and inspiring words that he put out there to everyone in the courtroom especially the jurors. Atticus made the jurors think that the case was really easy to solve and all they needed to do was to make a right decision. Atticus told the men that they could sentence Tom guilty but all they needed to do was to do their duty. Atticus says that not everything is fair in life but in a courtroom where a persons fate is decided has to be fair and equal. Atticus made the jurors feel bad and they do not want to be as ignorant as the Ewells so I hope that the jury will make the right choice. Atticus isn't stopping the jury from deciding that Tom is guilty but he is hoping that they do their part right.
Reflections on Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from Blessed Trinity 8th graders.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Closing Arguement
After the cross examination of Tom ended the closing arguments started. Atticus went up and started to take his suit off and his watch, he also loosened his tie. Atticus wanted to talk to the jury in a friendly way. Atticus was talking to everybody in the court room especially the jurors. Atticus started saying that this should not have come to a case because no law was broken but only a code and no evidence was heard from the prosecution they haven't met their burden of proof. Mayella and Bob were trying to win by emotion but that should never work in court because of the lack of evidence. Atticus then said that this case is not difficult to solve and hope that the jurors will come to the right decision. Mayella and Bob were really unstable and not really sure of what they were saying during their testimony and both of their stories does not match up. Bob and Mayella are just trying to hide away from embarrassment. Atticus then tells the jurors if they believed that Mayella and Bob are innocent then they are just as ignorant as the Ewells. This was a strong part that Atticus added because it will make the jurors feel bad and they will likely come to the right decision. Atticus is trying to say that everyone isn't perfect and we all mess up. Atticus was wrapping up his closing argument by saying a famous quote from Thomas Jefferson and he said that "All men are created equal", but this courtroom that they are in isn't fair because it isn't equal and everybody has a different social status in life. Atticus then said his final words to the jury to do their duty.
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Atticus truly did a phenomenal job throughout the whole trial. He worded his closing argument and basically everything so well! But sadly Tom had still been voted guilty by the jury, even though there was no evidence at ALL that Tom had raped Mayella! I was pretty angry that the jury had made this decision when we read this part of the book.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good summary with important details from the story. I also think that Atticus has done a very good job with his closing argument. Yes, Atticus made very good arguments and points while talking. I also hoped that the jury would make the right the right decision. Just like Atticus is hoping that his argument got through to the jury.
ReplyDeleteI also that Atticus did a really good job. He said some pretty powerful words and he is telling the jury to make the right decision. I am also hoping that the jury will make the right choice because Atticus told them to go through the evidence and he said it wasn't a hard case. Good job with your opinion and your summary.
ReplyDeleteThe summary is really detailed and is done well. I also believe that Atticus did a really goos job in his closing argument and that it was smart of his to talk more casually and conversationally to jury and getting his point across. I also thought and hoped that the jury would have came to the right desicion, but they didn't and I feel really bad for Tom. Overall this is a really good blog post and I agree with all of your opinions.
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