Manny Pizarro Jeff Birdsong, Instructor Introducti Essays

Manny Pizarro Jeff Birdsong, Instructor Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL1113 7 May 2015 Final In my opinion, the central theme of the movie To Kill a Mockingbird is the way innocence can be affected by evil. This is portrayed through Scout during the movie. Which, displayed Scout ' s innocence being affected by the racism she witnessed at the trail of Tom Robinson and experiences with people who lack morality. Rape cases back in the Great depression were different in which they lacked the medical technology that we have today and lacked a fair trail . Tom Robinson was a black man during a time of racism which made it more difficult on him because of his race . Even though evidence was shown that Mrs. Ewell forced herself on Tom Robinson and he refused . Bob Ewell saw Mrs. Ewell forcing herself on him and he automatically assumed the male Tom Robinson was raping the women Mrs. Ewell . The jury sided with Bob Ewell that Tom Ro binson did rape Mrs. Ewell. Society back then was racist towards African Americans which lead the jury to not believe the true innocence of Tom Robinson. Society believed that these rules needed to be maintained because they benefited society and help maintain order in the society . Society believed that the laws were moral right and helped improve society as a whole. The philosopher Irigary would feel strongly about this topic since, she believes we live in a male dominated culture. Scout, Atticus Finch ' s daughter, who is only six years old symbolizes innocence throughout the movie. At first, Scout is not aware of " the good " or " the bad " because she didn ' t have any experience in her life. Scout ' s first contact with " the bad " was at the trial where she experienced the true colors of racism. She went with her father to go to the trial and experienced how immoral racism was. Scout ' s experiences throughout the movie helped her grow in moral awareness and understanding. Scout grew in moral awareness and understanding by learning that people do things that are not always moral correct, also learning to understand that people do cruel things to other people in society. In addition, Scout learned to be more aware of people in society because of her experiences with the trail and in life. A young innocent cild, Scout ' s views were influenced and swayed by her experiences during the trial but also by her ability of consciousness about moral debate. Knowing her beliefs she was taught by her father a credible who man was defending a black man during a time when there was a lot of racism, helped Scout to grow in moral awareness and understanding. Sheriff ' s decision not to arrest Boo Radley reflected a higher justice because the real person guilty was Bob Ewell, who was killed by Boo Radley. Boo Radley was trying to protect the child from danger and murdered Bob Ewell only in self-defen se. The fact that Bob Ewell died reflects a higher justice because he deserved to die for immoral actions he had done. First, Bob Ewell was the reason why the innocent black man Tom Robinson was condemned to death, secondly he caused serious harm to Jem a young child, when he broke his arm. Boo Radley did what was moral right when he saved the children from Bob Ewell and a higher justice believed it as well in the Sheriff ' s decision not to arrest Boo Radley. In this story of innocents being destroyed by evil, the " mockingbird " comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Throughout the movie, a number of characters can be identified as mockingbirds just on how they ' re innocents was injured or destroyed through contact with evil. Part 2 I believe that Thomas Aquinas would be in favor for death penalty. Aquinas believed that the state has the right to protect its citizens from enemies, both f rom within, and without. He believes the government has to the power to punish individuals who disobey. I believe Socrates