Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird - Atticus's Final Speech Analysis

<Tab/>Chapter twenty portrays Atticus's plea to the jury to do their sworn duty, toss aside their predetermined views, and take account all the evidence present in order to free Tom Robinson. However, I do not understand why Atticus is trying to persuade the jury with his speech, even though he knows that it is hopeless to save Tom Robinson. In spite of this, I can make inferences and use the …

…in To Kill a Mockingbird, several people of Maycomb began to hate Atticus because of his racial equality views, such as the mob of executioners. Similarly, everybody hated Ralph because of his idea to continue to have a signal fire. Overall, through Atticus's final speech, he is making one last push to persuade Mayella to confess, open the jury's minds, and continue to express his moral views to Maycomb's society. <Tab/>