Reflection on To Kill A Mockingbird

       The characters of To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch, all portray true virtue when they act selflessly against the prevailing vices of Maycomb County. Boo Radley displays true virtue when he acts selflessly against all the critisism that has been put on him over the years by Maycomb, and saves Jem and Scout Finch from their attacker late in the middle of the night. By saving these two kids from Bob Ewell, Boo stops hiding and shows himself for the good of Jem and Scouts lives even though he considered a murderer in Maycomb and defies the rest of the town's view of the kids being hurt because Atticus defended someone he was not supposed to. Before this Boo leaves his possessions in the tree for Scout and Jem to find. He is going against the prevailing social order's vices by being friendly and a little out going  instead of mean and locked up in himself. Along with the last line Boo put a blanket around Scout when she was freezing during the house fires.

     Atticus Finch shows true virtue when he acts selflessly against the prevailing vices of the social order. Atticus depicts true virtue when he says he will defend Tom Robinson at a fair trial to the very end. This shows true virtue because it is showing that every man is equal and should be equally defended even though they live in the south united states in the 1800s. He goes against the prevailing vices by giving his all to defend Tom Robinson, while being criticized and when the whole town believes that Tom is the culprit when all evidence is against it Atticus defends him. The south disliked the blacks and if they could blame a white person's crime on them they would, which is the vice of the prevailing social order and Atticus doesn't believe in this so he acts against it and displays true virtue.

     Tom Robinson Displays true virtue when Mayella Ewell asks him to help her with the chores for money, because she was not able to do so herself. Tom said yes and that he would help the lady with what she needed and exhibits moral excellence to help her even though he is Black and She is White he helps her out of the goodness of his heart and against the social vices that blacks should not work for whites unless employed. He says he feels sorry for her when black people are not supposed to feel sorry for white people.

     These are examples of how these characters show true virtue