As you followed the action in the courtroom, which character did you empathise with most? least? Explain.
As I followed that action in the courtroom, I empathize with Atticus Finch most, as Atticus utilizes the Kantian mindset, taking his actions because of moral reasons, or shall I say, reason-"Because it is the right thing to do". Even when Atticus knew fully the potential consequences of his decision to defend Tom Robinson-namely, him being rejected by Maycomb's white community, his children being mocked and teased, even being physically threatened, to name just a few-he agrees to defend Tom Robinson, even when he came under enormous pressure from every single white, even members of his own family. However, Atticus fails to acknowledge that a belief/stereotype that had been drummed into the society's mind for hundreds of years could not be changed in the instant. Despite this, Atticus still putted up a valiant effort to reason with the jury, and although he failed, he went down fighting, which could not be said for much of the other characters in the novel.
As I followed that action in the courtroom, I empathize with Bob Ewell the least, as Bob Ewell is one of the most racist characters, and despite being a dreg of society himself, at the lowest caste of Maycomb's white community, he is very proud that he is superior to the Negros. He often beats his daughter up, and even uses his daughter's feeling for Tom Robinson to push the blame to him. By using Tom Robinson's skin color, he manipulated the jury into convicting Tom Robinson despite the lack of any medical evidence, just because he is a "nigger".
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