Atticus is one of Maycomb's primary lawyers and he "derived a reasonable income from the law (p 5)." He went to "Montgomery to read law (p. 4)" and his first two clients were the last two people hung in the Maycomb County jail. Many people throughout Maycomb dub him "nigger-lover" because he usually defended Negroes.

Maycomb is a southern town, with mostly no sympathy for blacks. When a black goes on trial, he would have no chance of being proven not guilty even if he weren't the convict. The main plot of To Kill a Mockingbird, is the trial of Tom Robinson. Tom had been accused of

He guided his arm to the Bible and his rubber-like left hand sought contact with the black binding. As he raised his right hand, the useless one fell off. ...he took the oath and stepped into the witness chair (p. 190).

169)." Shortly after Heck Tate spoke of Mayella Ewell's injuries, Tom Robinson went to the witness stand:

The lesson of prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird, is very strong and shows us how not to make the same mistake that the town of Maycomb had made. The lesson of prejudice is the redeeming value behind this novel because it shows everyone how terrible something like one's prejudices can be.

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