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Essay / To Kill a Criminal: The Morality Behind the Classic To...
"Let the dead bury the dead." This quote from the classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird sums up what we're going to talk about today. From what I understand of this quote, what is done is done, a man died for no good reason, but the one who killed him is with him in death. No harm, no foul. But is it really true? The first thing we need to look at is the actual problem, then the question being asked. So, without further ado, I present my essay: To Kill a Criminal: The Morals Behind a Classic The Problem: A disgusting creature named Bob Ewell claimed that a colored man assaulted and raped his 19-year-old daughter, seriously injuring her. . He demanded justice for the crime, which he described as hanging. Our main character's father, Atticus, was the defending attorney in this case. He indeed proved that the young colored man, Tom, was innocent of the crime. Not only that, but he proved that the attacker was none other than the girl's father, Bob Ewell. Unfortunately, Tom didn't think that was enough to r...