The film is based on the era in which racism was still a sensitive issue across the globe. The characterization in the film was one based on creating two conflicting sides on the issues of racism. In an argument by Fine racism was the main idea in the film and the creators of the film did a significant duty to ensure the film had enough theories and themes to create awareness on the sensitive issues (23). The author further points out that the film was of huge impact in the society setting in which the film was based considering the fact that the society at the time had significant negative perception on a minority races.
In this particular film, the race issue is highlighted in the context of the white and the black races. The white race is accused to discriminating against the black population (Noble 24). The black population is not effectively represented in major offices of the land which minimizes their chances of getting justice and effectively getting their rights. Additionally, the plight of the black people in the film is highlighted as a weak race and a race which the law did not favor.
The film response was massive as the film highlighted the plight of the black man when seeking justice in the courts. In the film Atticus pleads with the jury to disregard the race of the accused when passing their judgment. This was after the jury began to be aligned on the side against the black man. Additionally, the audience of the court was against the black man as everyone was convinced that Robinson committed the crime regardless of the evidence presented to the court showing his innocence (Metress 56). In the case, all the evidence pointed at the victim’s father but no one was ready to free Robinson from the claims.
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Hovet, Theodore & Grace, Ann. "'Fine Fancy Gentlemen' and 'Yappy Folk': Contending Voices in To Kill a Mockingbird", Southern Quarterly: A Journal of the Arts in the South, 40(2001) 67–78.
Metress, Christopher . "The Rise and Fall of Atticus Finch". The Chattahoochee Review, 24: (2003) 1.
Murphy, Mary.Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird, HarperCollins Publishers. 2010. Print.
Noble, Don. Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. New York: Salem Press. 2010. Print.
