Question

Read the passage below from, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus Finch, a white lawyer in the town of Maycomb, Alabama, is defending a black man named Tom Robinson. This excerpt is from his closing argument. "I shall be brief, but I would like to use my remaining time with you to remind you that this case is not a difficult one, it requires no minute sifting of complicated facts, but it does require you to be sure beyond all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant. To begin with, this case should have never come to trial. This case is as simple as black and white." Which answer best describes Atticus' tone?

20 points
Sarcastic; informal
Hopeful;formal
Serious; formal
Defeated; informal.

Answer 1

the answer is serious; formal

Answer 2

serious: formal

Step-by-step explanation:

He is trying to get his point across and be formal at same time.

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