In the book “To kill a mockingbird”, the character Atticus is criticized openly through the whole book. Although Atticus is criticized he is a very respected man throughout the town of maycomb. Why is this true? What makes him an admirable character? I'll tell you why Atticus is so looked up to and why he is such a respected man, in the following text.
Even though he is criticized, Atticus has managed to stay a respected man in the town of maycomb. How? Or better yet why? I'll tell you why, The reason why Atticus is such a respected man is because he is man of his word and what he says he will do, Atticus proves he is this way throughout the whole book, where he leaves many examples to prove this statement. The main one being how the entire town is racist and he stands up for a black man in court. This is the biggest sign of courage a man could have. He knew he would lose, just because of the fact …show more content…
All of these traits make Atticus a very admirable man and not just to the characters in the book but even open world real people admire his hard work and courage. Atticus has lots of traits and if you've noticed they all help him and aid him throughout the book, for example, Atticus always knows how to handle a problem, why do you think he can do this? Because he strong minded. These are some of the examples of traits that Atticus has and how they help him throughout the book.
Atticus is the main character of the book and there is reasons why. Atticus is the most respected man in Maycomb because of the things he does, like the Tom Robinson trial, and he sticks to his word. Atticus is admired throughout the the town of Maycomb because he is a good man in general.The way he acts and how he maintains his self, and how he puts others before himself all adds up to how people look at him and how they feel about him. This is how he is so admired , this is