“To Kill A Mockingbird” not just a famous book, but a famous movie. This movie has been shown in class rooms for many years. This movie is from 1962, staring Gregory Peck. The scene was set in an Alabama town in the late 1930′s. This town was racially divided. Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the small town, has agreed to represent a young black man that has been accused of raping a young white girl. The town tried to convince Atticus that he should not represent a man of color, but Atticus continued on with what he believed, that every man regardless of color should have fair trial. The movie is told through the eyes of a young girl 6 yr old girl named Scout. She watches as Atticus defends Tom Richardson. She gets in the middle of mob that is out to get Tom. She convinces them to see what is happening through Tom’s eyes. Eventually, during the trial Tom is killed while trying to escape from prison. The father of the girl that was doing the accusing, Bob Ewell, was not happy with the outcome of the trail and attacked Scout and her friend. An unknown neighbor brought her and her friend to get help. Overall this is a movie that teaches rights and wrongs. A must see classic movie for everyone.The information party rocks on: Atticus Finch delivers his Closing Argument at the Trial of Tom Robinson
Classic Movie Scenes From The 1960′s
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