Human Nature And The Expression Of Morals

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community, Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson, an African American convicted of sexually assaulting Mayella Ewell, a Caucasian woman. Atticus defends Tom because he views it as the morally correct thing to do. When asked why he is defending Tom, Atticus says “For a number of reasons. The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again” (Lee 75). This quote portrays Atticus’ true nature and his pure morals. Atticus simply knows that defending Tom is the right thing to do and doing so gives him a sense of satisfaction. This quote is a great example of Kantianism. Atticus understands the implications of defending an African American man in court but decides to do it because of his true beliefs and morals. Similar to Atticus, Ralph uses his good moral judgment in tough situations. During a meeting with Jack on the island, Ralph decides that the littluns should ...

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