During the Great Depression, times were very hard for minorities and they were treated harshly and poorly. If any blacks were accused of committing crimes by whites, ninety-eight percent of the time they were found guilty even if the evidence clearly stated that they were innocent. If any white lawyers were assigned to defend the blacks, most of the time they hardly defended the blacks because of the pressure they received from their community, friends …showed first 75 words of 726 total…

…showed last 75 words of 726 total…ll respond to the pressure with her fists. In this story, each person of Atticus' family encounters pressure from all aspects of their life because of this horrible case. Each person handles the pressure differently such as just ignoring it, holding what they feel about it all inside, or by letting their fists take control of the situation, but all of them will come together by the very strong bond of love this family has.