To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 22,23,24

The killing of Tom Robinson at the jail was not necessary. If they wanted him not to escape they could have shot him just in the leg. They didn't need to put seventeen bullets through him. A white man would not have been killed. This is just another example of the discrimination toward the African Americans that has been displayed throughout the book. I don't understand why they treated the African Americans differently. A person's character is far more important than what's on the outside. Boo Radley is another example of this. He showed good character when he put the blanket around Scout. Yet he is treated poorly because he appears differently than others.

To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 17 and 18

Atticus displayed skill during the trial. He remained calm and polite. Yet, at the same time, Atticus was clever. He indirectly made Mr. Ewell expose things he was trying to hide like being left handed and his true thoughts about the African Americans.
 
Atticus was compassionate toward Mayella. He was doing his job but he felt bad for her, her condition, and because of the likely truth of her attack. In the book it said his stomach hurt even though he had really accomplished what he meant to. That is because the truth was sad for Mayella.
 
Atticus just seemed to be able to read the character and true feelings of people, especially those in contrast to upstanding character like that of his own.