Jury System In To Kill A Mockingbird

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TKAM’s judicial system represents a drastic need for change in the modern one. It seems dubious for a fabricated story to comment on our societal workings 50 years later, but many of the characters and themes in the book are well ahead of their time. Today still, the justice system is rooted in the jurors decisive reasoning. This system is based off of human perception of information; yet To Kill a Mockingbird presents the ideal that informative decisions must be made with more than the facts of the case. The case represented in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is proof that a fair juror must first be morally educated, because a trial depends completely on those in the box, all with opinions and objectives of their own. In the book, Atticus, like many law …show more content…
In the aftermath of the trial, Jem boldly faults the jury system for the lack of Tom’s acquittal, calling for a removal of all juries from the system in childlike ambition (295). Through a child’s words, Harper Lee displays the writers call for action past logic and with eerie parallels between yesterday’s fiction and today’s reality, she calls for a reduction of racial bias by education. She has not been the only person with these unconventional ideas, and combining the ambition of a child and research far surpassing her time period, others have found a solution for the jury system’s failings. Studies on bias’ in federal court show that the simple act of bringing up these topics voir dire can reduce the probability of racial issues affecting the trial (Cite THIS). A simple addition to a non-rigorous questioning period, and the difference it would make is huge. The next step to the elimination process would be moral education. Educating jurors in the underlying moral decisions they will be making is a proven aid to their justified sentencing process (CITE