Chapters 20-21

Chapters 20-21 were interesting. The fact that the jury was composed of all men is no suprise given the time period. It just shows that a women's opinion was not valued as much as a man's. Also one might think that since the jury was composed of men they would be in favor of Tom since they would not understand Mayella's feminine nature. However the fact that they sided with Mayella showed that they did not really care about the trial and they just wanted to send a Negro to jail. This just shows the prejudice toward colored people at that time, and that the true meaning of "justice" is nothing compared to perception of justice.