In this section of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is asking her dad, Atticus, why he would defend a black man when he knows he will lose the case. He explains that every lawyer has one case that hits them hard and this was his. Scout and her brother, Jem, start getting made fun of at school because of their dad's actions, and get into some trouble. Atticus tells his child to fight with her head instead. When you think about it, the author, Harper Lee, is telling us that you don't always have to be strong to win a fight. My sister does it all the time; she starts using big words or irrefutable logic to prove her point. The strategy works. Imagine if instead of war, countries had real, logical, unbiased trials to settle the arguments. Instead of millions of people, soldiers and civilians, dying just so two men have a disagreement, no one would have to. Earth would be a pleasant, polite place to live, but I am not stupid. I know that can never happen. On the other hand, in our day-to-day lives, we can. Next time you’re in the middle of a fight with someone, try fighting with your brain instead. Not only does it reduce violence, but it sends your enemies into a fury when you confuse them to no end.
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