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In both chapters 16 and 17, Atticus Finch has become my favorite character in the book because of his empathetic perspective of the world and his calm yet determined attitude during the trial. For example, when Atticus reflects on the way that Scout unintentionally stopped the men from taking Tom Robinson from the jail the night before he says, " That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're human" (Lee 157). This shows the empathy that Atticus has for Walter Cunningham and the rest of the men that wanted to take Tom Robinson to another jail because he understands that they all wanted to fit in with the majority- in this case, the people who wanted Tom Robinson dead- and that even though they were acting so unjust, they were all humans. This means that deep down they understood what they were doing was wrong, and all it took was the innocence of a child like Scout to make them realize it.
I was very entertained while reading the trial because of the way that Atticus does his job. He is a clever, experienced lawyer and this makes the trial exciting and suspenseful to read about. For instance, when Atticus makes Mr. Ewell write his name on a piece of paper, Mr. Ewell is confused at the purpose of the request and Judge Taylor says, "You're left handed, Mr. Ewell" (Lee 177). This made me think and led me to keep reading to find out that Atticus was proving the point that if Mr. Ewell was left-handed, he could have beaten the right side of his daughter's face. I thought that this was extremely clever of Atticus and it made me want to read more of the trial. Atticus Finch is a fantastic lawyer and I can't wait to see what else he does during the trial.
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