Daisy Whitney
Finally! I finished The Mockingbirds! It was a really good book, even though it takes a while to comprehend. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t know. But I definitely would recommend it. So in the last few chapters, Carter finally goes to the Mockingbird court. The court is set up in the laundry room basement, where the Mockingbirds have their existence.
Maia, Alex’s representative, starts off the case with her argument that Alex was drunk, and the sex was not consensual. She was sleeping and therefore not able to give consent. A lack of a yes is a no, plain and simple. She says that there are no gray areas in the revised code of conduct; there was no gray area in the events that transpired.
Kevin, Carter’s representative, backfires his argument saying that Alex and Carter had sex, because its what high school students do. He says they were a couple of teenagers having a good time, having good old-fashioned consensual sex. And says that Alex is known to engage in consensual sexual conduct, and tells the court about her and Martin’s secret dating, and they made-out in an empty classroom. If that really is a reason that she engages in sexual conduct . . .
I think that Kevin’s argument is very wrong and controversial. Just because a boyfriend and girlfriend kiss, doesn’t mean they engage in sexual conduct. I think in this book, Carter is a pig, and needs to face the consequences of date-rape, as any guy should. Carter is very lucky Alex didn’t go to the police, which he would have faced worst consequences.
I really recommend this book to people who are interested in courts and those who liked reading To Kill a Mockingbird. This book is actually inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird. At the beginning, it is hard to comprehend because the court system at Themis Academy
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