To Kill A Mockingbird Nothing To Fear Analysis

Maycomb is a small, sleepy town. The children know that their ancestors all started in Maycomb. For them, Maycomb is the whole world. Nothing exciting goes on there, so they seem to make things appear to be more exciting to entertain themselves. Lee uses this sense of boredom and sleepiness present in the town to create a sense of surprise and interest as Maycomb turns out to be anything but boring in the events that happen during the novel. Everyone in Maycomb gets along fine, but they create problems and fear that aren’t even there. This is like racism, a big part of the novel, in a way. The person you see might be perfectly peaceful. You have nothing to fear. However, you make yourself scared of them, or unwelcoming to them for no real reason, except the reason you create. You had nothing to fear but the fear and distrust you create for that person.

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He understood Tom Robinson’s testimony and Atticus’ defense, he knows Tom Robinson is innocent. He also knows that the jury knows the same thing. Jem is growing up, but he still holds onto his childish ideals that the good always win, and the innocent are always spared. He is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that his neighbors were sentencing a clearly innocent man to death. This is a hard thing for Jem to cope with, and he pleads to his father for an explanation.

Atticus replies curtly, explaining indirectly that this is not a one-time occurrence. “They’ve done it before… and they’ll do it again” He is explaining to Jem that the innocent are not always spared. The good do not always win. The world can be a lot crueler than children can imagine. This is partially due to cowardice on the part of those who can do something about the unjust occurrences, and partially due to ignorance. Only children, who are not contaminated with the mindset of adults, can completely understand the unfairness of what has happened, and therefore cry for the