Representation of Justice and Laws Applied in the 1962 Film 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Movie Review: Each student group (max of three people) are to select a movie and write a paper discussing how the movie (or part of the movie) is impacted by law (and what laws impact the story line).
You must receive prior approval from your instructor as to the movie you wish to write on. (To kill a mockingbird 1962 movie) Book to use for Law sources; Chapters 1-5, 8, 10-15, 17-19, 21.
There are no minimum or maximum number of pages. However, you will be marked down if the paper does not fully develop the facts or if you provide too much detail (only the relevant facts should be discussed).
You need to cover the following in your paper:
Cover page, table of contents, and a listing of references used (your textbook, the movie, any other resources consulted in writing of your paper).
Narrative description of the movies story line.
What laws apply to the movie? (must be an area of law covered in class)
The movie’s main theme need not deal with law; the best papers are movies that do not deal with attorneys, the police, court rooms, etc.
I forgot to mention the book to use... It is the 11th edition Business Law Today by Roger LeRoy Miller, Standard edition.I forgot to mention the book to use... It is the 11th edition Business Law Today by Roger LeRoy Miller, Standard edition.
To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Table of Content
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………...3
The StoryLine of To Kill a Mockingbird………………………………………………..3
How the Constitutional Law Applies To Kill a Mockingbird…………………………4
How the Criminal Law Applies To Kill a Mockingbird……………………………….6
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….7
References………………………………………………………………………………..8
Introduction
The film To Kill a Mockingbird was released in 1962. Robert Mulligan directed this dramatic movie. Through Atticus Finch’s (Gregory Peck) children, Jem (Phillip Alford), who is 10-years-old and Scout (Mary Badham), who is 6-years-old, the viewer learns several things about racism and bias within the Maycomb community in Alabama. To Kill a Mockingbird uses the 1932s realities of Alabama. Despite courts being the potential emphasizer of justice, the film portrays that justice is not always served and that several factors can influence the jury’s decision, resulting in the wrong judgment. The paper focuses on the storyline of To Kill a Mockingbird and the laws that apply to the film.
The StoryLine of To Kill a Mockingbird
During the time that To Kill a Mockingbird was produced in the 1960s, there were no civil rights injustices compared to what is aired in the news today. Racial hatred and bigotry were the norms of the day. To Kill a Mockingbird illustrates how justice was based on skin color and what it meant to be a black person in a courtroom dominated by white people. Finch is presented as a professional lawyer who has unimpeachable ethics, which is why the judge chose him to defend Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), the black person who was wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit. Robinson was charged with raping Mayella Violet Ewell (Collin Wilcox), a white female (Rothman, 2015). After Finch accepted to be Robinson’s attorney, many people in the city turned against him and his children for representing a black man. Indeed, it appears that Bob Ewell (James Anderson) held a grudge against Finch, who was only performing his duties. Based on Finch’s perspective, Robinson’s situation was for justice to be served regardless of the individual’s skin color. However, numerous southerners did not perceive as if Robinson deserved to be represented in the court despite them not having proper evidence that the suspect committed the crime of raping the white female.
Many people in Maycomb are like Ewell and believe that black individuals have no rights, particularly if they are involved in a heinous crime. During the judgment day, Finch proves that Robinson did not rape Ewell’s daughter and that she was in love with the black person. In addition, the lawyer said that Ewell beat his daughter for putting him in shame for falling in love with a black individual. As such, it was clear that Ewell’s daughter lied in the courtroom and that everyone was convinced that she was a victim of rape, which was not the case (Rothman, 2015). Despite Finch giving facts that the accused was innocent, the jury found Robinson guilty. The jury did not want to listen to how the events enrolled, but it appears they believed the white people and that what they said was always considered to be correct. After the verdict, white individuals in the courtroom are seen leaving in a hurry. However, black people remain in the court, standing silently as the honor Finch for trying to see that justice was served for Robinson. Jem and Scout also support their father courageously. There was no emotion depicted in the courtroom. Afterward, Finch receives sad news that Robinson was shot dead as he tried to flee away while he was moved to Abbottsville. The storyline of To Kill a Mockingbird is fascinating and shows injustices encountered by black people during the 1960s.
How the Constitutio...