I think that the people standing up for Atticus was the right thing to do. They stand for him because they respect what he's done for the black community. He fought a white person to defend a Negro, which was almost unheard of back in the day. I think that what he did was very honorable, and in addition to putting food on their porch it was their way of thanking him right on the spot.
I think that fighting for something that is right and losing is better than fighting for something that is wrong anyday. Atticus did the right thing by fighting for Tom Robinson, even though he lost. It was more of a personal decision for Atticus than a business-like one. He felt that if he didn't defend Tom Robinson that he would't be able to live with himself because he believed that Tom was inoccent and felt that he needed to fight for him. Atticus lost, but put up a good fight. I think that the jury convicted Tom because it was a white man's word against his, and they didn't want to fight society like that, or be judged by their peers for their decision.
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