Morality and Ethics:
Even when Maycomb thinks that only white men should have fair trials. Atticus thinks other wise. Why is this? Every person has their own ethics, to which they use to face the world. When Atticus decides to defend a black man, everybody sees him as an outsider, and isolates him. Atticus doesn't let this stop him, because, "if [he] didn’t [defend the man, he] couldn’t hold up [his] head in town, [and he]...couldn't even tell [Scout] or Jem not to do something again" (86). Although Atticus knows that people may look down on him for defending a "negro", he knows that if he had denied this case, he would not have been able to look at anyone else, let alone himself, the same way. This purely comes down to the ethics of Atticus, as this is what he sees is right, even though other people may not agree with his views. Under social pressures, it can be hard to stay true to ones self. Even when being criticized by his own family, Atticus perseveres. When it is stated that, ""he’s turned out a nigger-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again", Atticus chooses not to let this get to him. Since this trial is something that he feels he must do, he never lets anyone else opinion get to him. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, which is formed by their ethics, which is something that Atticus sees. A persons ethics will shape the rest of their life, and the choices they make.
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