Yet he took the case without hesitation. Atticus knows the difference between what is right and what is true justice. He is well aware that blacks and whites have many differences between them, but he is also educated enough to know that there really is no diversity in equity, and he tries to teach this to everyone, including his children. “You never truly understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you get under his skin and walk around him.(30)” Atticus encourages Scout to respect everyone and consider their true potential without considering false accusations in this sense. citation. He applies what he teaches his children to the people attending the trial of Tom Robinson. Atticus is just a man, but with an unprecedented sense of pride, intelligence and justice. It reflects the image of the people of the city by showing them what they have allowed themselves to become based on their beliefs. It sincerely expresses their deepest dismay. In this quote he tells the audience what they are afraid to hear, but need to hear: “She was white and she groped a nigger. He did something that is unspeakable in our society: he kissed a black man. Not an old uncle, but a strong young black man. No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crashing down on her afterward. (272)” After making his point and revealing the profound truth, Atticus causes Mayella and Bob Ewell to lose their temper. Yet most white people in Maycomb still refuse to believe that a white woman kissed a black man. But they no doubt believe that a black man with a useless left hand beat and raped an “innocent” white woman. Atticus could have foreseen the outcome before even taking the case and refused to defend Tom Robinson. But him