Harry Grubb's English Journal

‘Simply because we were locked a hundred years before we started, there’s no reason for us not to try to win.’

This response to Scout from Atticus shows how Tom Robinsons case was affecting his life. He expresses his passion to try and defeat the court. He tries to show Scout his determination about Tom.

In the ‘Yellow Palm’, the poet shows how conflict has affected the religion of the people and destroyed the places of worship. “But there was blood on the walls and the muezzin’s eyes were wild with despair”.