CHAPTER 18/19

CHAPTER 18/19

During the trial, Mr. Link Deas stands up for Tom and get kicked out of the court house. I find it ironic because the only reason the judge did that was because a white man was sticking up for a black. I guess he believed it was going to upset the courtroom. it's funny how back then people would be in awe to hear a white man taking the side of a negro over a whites, yet they wouldn't be in awe if an innocent man was at trial for something he didn't do. It's doesn't matter the color of your skin, justice is justice and what was happening in that court room was not justice. Back then people thought of Negros as if they were a different species not to be associated with otherwise you would have a one way ticket to hell. But the thing is "they" are humans just the same as anyone else. it's ridiculous how someone can be labelled as bad or wrong within the snap of a finger, when no one even knows who they are. As the trial proceeded Dill started getting upset and was crying. When Scout took him out to talk to him about it, he said he was upset at the way Mr. Gilmer was treating Tom with such hate and cruelty. He didn't see why anyone should have to be treated that way. To Dill, Tom was just a man, he wasn't a negro he was a living being and no living being should be treated that way.