1.09.2011

TKAM-Jem's Journal

July 14, 1941
            It was unfair! Tom Robinson was obviously innocent and Mr. Ewell was the real person who tortured her daughter behind this case. Yet, Tom was charged as guilty. I began to know and understand there was always a dark side. Because of one’s skin colour and his background, everyone would think the Niggers were all guilty even if they had not done anything harmful. People with black skin were also human, and they were supposed to be treated fairly like every white people. The judge knew that Tom was innocent; however, he sentenced him because he was black. I thought the sheriff should investigate more about this case since there were too many things that were not clear.
            I often thought why grown-ups make one simple into something that is complicated. The Niggers were the same as people in the daily life, only they had a different skin colour than other people, but that did not mean they should not be treated fairly. This world that everyone lives in was not perfect, just like people had said before; there are always unfairness and the dark side of people.  

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