Barra provides us with the idea that some of Atticus’ most inspiring quotes were all just written to be quoted in High School English papers. What I get from this is that maybe when Atticus told Scout and Jem to put themselves in other people’s shoes he had no intention of challenging prejudice, but rather he was just telling them that so they wouldn’t relive the same moment twice. This could very well be seen as just a random entailment, but it can also be taken in a very serious …show more content…
Gladwell provides us with a quote from Heck Tate that says. “To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight-to me, that’s a sin.” (Gladwell 4) Gladwell then after says, “The courthouse ring had spoken. Maycomb would go back to the ways it had always been.” .(Gladwell 4) Malcolm supports Atticus’ decision to defend Tom Robinson, but he knows that Maycomb won’t change its ways because of one courtroom