"Let the dead bury the dead." This quote from the classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, sums up what we'll be talking about today. My understanding of this quote is that what is done is done, a man died for no good reason, but the one who killed him is with him in death. No harm, no foul. But is it really right? The first thing we need to consider is the actual problem, then the question asked. So, without further ado, I present my essay: Killing a Criminal: The Moral Behind a Classic The Problem: A disgusting creature named Bob Ewell claimed that a black man attacked and raped his 19-year-old daughter, seriously injuring her and hurting her. . He demanded justice for this crime, which he declared was a hanging. Our main character's father, Atticus, was the defense attorney on the case. It proved well and thoroughly that the young black man, Tom, was innocent of the crime. Not only that, but it proved that the perpetrator was none other than the girl's father, Bob Ewell. Unfortunately, Tom didn't believe this was enough to r...