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Answered by Aslan. As Atticus has explained to Scout many times about this, He is doing this becasue he values equailty and justice. He believes that everyone is equal and therefore just because Tom Robinson is black, doesn't mean that he should not defend him.e says to Scout many times, if he did not defend this man, he could never tell Jem or her (Scout) not to do something. He has to set a good example for his children and if he expects them to do something or follow certain values, then he must display them first.
I don't believe Atticus is. Tom Robinson, the black man he is defending, is seen as the mockingbird. Atticus is protecting him due to his own morals, despite the prejudice pre â¦ sent in Maycomb County. Atticus believes that Tom deserves a fair defence, and goes out of his way to make sure that is what he is given.