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· Answers 1 Add Yours Answered by Aslan 8 years ago 9/2/2014 4:57 PM No Atticus doesn't expect to win but defending Tom Robinson was simply the right thing to do. Atticus is a man of human principles and believes the sanctity of the courts are the last vestige for equality and human rights.
In Harper Lee 's To Kill a Mockingbird, the main reason why Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson is because Atticus is certain of Robinson's innocence and …
Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout Finch, is appointed by Judge Taylor to defend Tom Robinson, who is unfairly accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Tom is deemed by the community as a dead man, but Atticus taking on the case immediately sparks an intense controversy in the small, usually peaceful town.
· Add Yours. Answered by aneri s #173687 11 years ago 3/11/2011 10:43 PM. As Atticus has explained to Scout many times about this, He is doing this becasue he values equailty and justice. He believes that everyone is equal and therefore just because Tom Robinson is black, doesn't mean that he should not defend him.
Atticus defends Tom Robinson (Chapter 9, page 99) Atticus feels that he has to do what's right to be able to hold his head up or even have any authority over his children. He also is willing to stand up against the odds—he knows he's “licked” before he even begins.
Even though Atticus knows he does not have a chance at winning Tom's case, because of his character, it makes sense for Atticus to defend him anyway. Defending Tom Robinson makes sense for Atticus because of his worldview. Atticus believes that all people are worth respecting and he lives by the Golden Rule.
Atticus is a lawyer in Maycomb County. Judge Taylor appointed Atticus to defend Tom Robinson in the trial where Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. He knew Atticus would defend Tom to the best of his abilities.
Atticus has been asked to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. It is a case he cannot hope to win, but Atticus tells Scout that he must argue it to uphold his sense of justice and self-respect.
Atticus accepts the case out of personal integrity and a firm belief that the racist ways of the deep South will slowly but surely change over time. He sees this trial as an opportunity to help make that historic shift of attitude, even if it is just a small step.
In your own words, explain why Atticus takes the case. Atticus has agreed to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, because he wouldn't be able to hold his head up in town or represent the country in legislature if he did not. Atticus wouldn't be able to tell Scout or Jem to do something ever again.
In the 1960 novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a lawyer and resident of the fictional county in Alabama called Maycomb. The character is based off of Lee's own father, Amasa Coleman Lee, who was also an Alabama lawyer who represented black defendants like Atticus Finch.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch does not win the court case. Tom Robinson, an African-American man, is found guilty of raping a white woman,...
When Atticus speaks of defending Tom Robinson, he says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” To what is Atticus referring? Why would it be worthwhile to fight a battle that you know you're going to lose?