The text that provides the best commentary is Harper Lee's, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Both "Dry September" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" are loosely based on the Scottsboro trial; “To Kill a Mockingbird” is the best comment. This is due to three reasons: the crime both defendants were accused of and the results, the bias the jury has in both cases, and the discrepancy and integrity of the alleged victims. However the reasons are articulated for a strong emphasis on the best commentary of "To Kill a Mockingbird". The Scottsboro Boys commentary that To Kill a Mockingbird provides is a better commentary than Dry September. The first reason, To Kill a Mockingbird, provides better commentary than, Dry September, is the outcome of the accused charges. . In both stories, the crime is rape. But the crucial issue is that one went to trial and the other did not. Part of the fame and appeal of the Scottsboro boys is the trial and subsequent retrials. In Dry September, the reader learns that Will Mayes has been lynched. This is established when a character named McLendon says in response to a whisper made by another character to kill Will Mayes, "Not here." (Dry September, William Faulkner, 11) This is the gang's intention and motive, killing Will Mayes means a trial could never take place. Consequently, the paradox of all this is the trial of Tom Robinson. The trial in To Kill a Mockingbird is the best commentary on the Will Mayes lynching because it is analogous to the real trial. The trial of Tom Robinson provides a better commentary for the Scottsboro Boys than the lynching of Will Mayes. court scrutiny provides a better commentary for To Kill a Mockingbird than Dry September does for the trial of the Scottsboro boys. As can be seen, To Kill a Mockingbird provides a better commentary for the trial of the Scottsboro boys than Dry September. Comments between the two have similar properties but the main difference is a process. Consequently, no comparison can be made with the conduct of the tests with Dry September. To Kill a Mockingbird provides better commentary on the outcome of the rape charge, jury bias, and the discrepancies and integrity of the alleged victims. These reasons are articulated to create a better commentary for To Kill a Mockingbird on the trial of the Scottsboro boys. In conclusion, To Kill a Mockingbird provides a better commentary on the trial of the Scottsboro boys than Dry September.