TKAM Blog #7

Journal 7
Chapters 18-23
Choice A: Most of the local people in Maycomb felt that it would be a disgrace for a black person to win in a dispute with any with a white person, so they took Bob Ewell's side. Have you ever been in a situation where someone took a side that they obviously knew was wrong? How did this make you feel?

I have been in a couple situations like the ones explained and have been on all different sides of them. It is a very complicated decision and I have seen many people choose the wrong side. It is very hard to choose and I can understand making a mistake but as long as you know its wrong and are sorry makes it a little bit better. There was a situation where my friend had to choose between his friend and a popular kid and him being the smart kid that he is picked his friend. He didn’t pick his friend because he is his friend; he picked him because he knew he was right.

There are many examples of this in the book. The biggest one being that Tom Robinson was found guilty. Another situation I thought was suspicious was Tom trying to be taken by a mob with Walter Cunningham. Walter wanted Tom out one day and then the next he was on the jury trying to help Tom. Another example in my life was when my friend took the side of a bully because he was scared of him. He knew it was wrong but he was scared and fear clouds your train of thought. He was obviously thinking wrong but at least he knew he was wrong. After that ended he was really sorry and the boy being picked on forgave him.