Atticus knows he probably won't win but he does this anyways to uphold his sense of self-respect and justice
it isnt usual for white lawyers to do their best for 2 reasons i believe:
1) black people are usually convicted so its almost possible to defend them even if they are innocent
2) like a lot of people there were also some racist lawyers
Number 2 is your best bet
The rising action is after the conflict and then its the climax :)
Hope that Helped :) not too sure if it was a question lol :)
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