Act 2, Scene 3: Mr M’s actions during boycott are justified. Discuss your view?

Mr. M acts because he is upset.... his life is changing, his students are changing, he resents the loss. Justification, or whether or not Mr. M is innocent or guilty, is a question that needs to be contemplated by readers and the audience. On one hand, as Isabel argues, Mr. M was simply following his conscience, as evidenced by him not having a history of informing the police or even accepting money for the information he gave. In any case, it is difficult to see the violent punishment doled out by the mob of Comrades as self-defense. On the other hand, Thami argues convincingly that Mr. M posed a very real threat to the movement, and that the white courts run by the government could not be expected to produce justice in this kind of situation.