Atticus represents Lincoln’s beliefs by not giving up the fight. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln challenges the american people to continue the civil war so that the men who have died will not die in vain. Atticus tells his children something similar. Atticus tells them that even if you know you will lose, you must try your best for justice. In the book, Scout says this, “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed.”(Lee 266). This shows us that Atticus does his best to uphold justice for Tom Robinson against racism.

Tom Robinson’s verdict did not represent the ideas expressed by Lincoln. He was convicted because he was black. Under the 14th amendment, Tom Robinson should have equal protection under the law and in the poem it says that “justice is a blind goddess.” In this case it was not. Tom got the guilty verdict because he was black.
"Atticus, you must be wrong....
How's that?
Well, most folks seem to think they're right and you're wrong....”(Lee 178). This shows how people …show more content…
Tate found his neck and rubbed it. ‘Bob Ewell’s lyin’ on the ground under that tree down yonder with a kitchen knife stuck up under his ribs. He’s dead, Mr. Finch.” Sheriff Tate’s actions represent the ideas expressed in the Gettysburg Address. At the end of the book, Sheriff Tate finds the dead body of Bob Ewell. He and Atticus know that the person who killed him was Arthur Radley, but they decide to say he tripped and fell on his own knife to protect the privacy of Arthur Radley. This represents the ideas expressed in the Gettysburg Address because if Mr. Radley’s deed was brought to the public, him helping Scout and Jem would be in vain. Him saving the life of Jem and Scout would result in his life being ruined. The sheriff and Atticus sort of continue the fight by having justice be done for the greater