“Depends on how you look at it,” he said. “What was one negro, more or less, among two hundred of ‘em? He wasn’t Tom to them, he was an escaping prisoner.” This passage shows and adds to the readers sense of fairness towards Atticus. Atticus was defending Tom Robinson, putting his reputation of the line to make sure he is set free and he still talks highly about the people who killed Tom. In Atticus’s mind everyone has a reason for what they do. This is a reappearing theme throughout the book. He knows why Mrs. Dubois was so wicked, he understands why Bob Ewell spat in his face. He puts himself in the other person’s shoes, much like he told Scout to do regarding Walter Cunningham. Atticus’s great understanding of people assists him in raising Scout and Jem to be respectful children. They often come to him mad about something or someone and Atticus simply explains the other persons side of the story or says “put yourself in their shoes.”
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