Atticus Finch And Justice Essay
Finches Bring Justice
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel where a man fights for what he believes in, to bring justice and a better future in the city of Maycomb. Harper Lee writes To Kill a Mockingbird to express herself through characters like Atticus and Scout. In TKAM, Atticus stands up for Tom Robinson despite the threats and misfortunes he gets from doing it, Mrs. Dubose defeats her addiction to morphine and Atticus defends Calpurnia against his own sister, all these events enforce Harper Lee’s theme that courage is when you stand up for what you believe in and can achieve what you desire, despite social pressure.
To begin with, Harper Lee reveals who really is the hero of the novel when she shows the readers, Atticus Finch, the man that stands up for Tom Robinson, a black man, even knowing that he will lose, be ridiculed and hated by many. Scout can’t understand why Atticus would do that, so Atticus says, “‘For a number of reasons,’ said Atticus. ‘The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head in town, I couldn’t …show more content…
Dubose showed the readers that courage is when you lost but you fight until the end anyway, she makes a goal to die without her addiction to morphine, defeats her addiction and dies sober like she wished to. Atticus tells Jem why he had to read to her everyday, “I wanted you to see something about her — I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand” (Lee 150). Mrs. Dubose faces her addiction without cowering from it, unlike the cowards who feel courageous hiding behind their guns. Furthermore, Atticus says “It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what” (Lee 150). Atticus wants Jem to know that courage is someone who fights for what’s right whether he or she, wins or not. Atticus emphasizes the importance of honesty and true courage through many characters, but the best model he can find is
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel where a man fights for what he believes in, to bring justice and a better future in the city of Maycomb. Harper Lee writes To Kill a Mockingbird to express herself through characters like Atticus and Scout. In TKAM, Atticus stands up for Tom Robinson despite the threats and misfortunes he gets from doing it, Mrs. Dubose defeats her addiction to morphine and Atticus defends Calpurnia against his own sister, all these events enforce Harper Lee’s theme that courage is when you stand up for what you believe in and can achieve what you desire, despite social pressure.
To begin with, Harper Lee reveals who really is the hero of the novel when she shows the readers, Atticus Finch, the man that stands up for Tom Robinson, a black man, even knowing that he will lose, be ridiculed and hated by many. Scout can’t understand why Atticus would do that, so Atticus says, “‘For a number of reasons,’ said Atticus. ‘The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head in town, I couldn’t …show more content…
Dubose showed the readers that courage is when you lost but you fight until the end anyway, she makes a goal to die without her addiction to morphine, defeats her addiction and dies sober like she wished to. Atticus tells Jem why he had to read to her everyday, “I wanted you to see something about her — I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand” (Lee 150). Mrs. Dubose faces her addiction without cowering from it, unlike the cowards who feel courageous hiding behind their guns. Furthermore, Atticus says “It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what” (Lee 150). Atticus wants Jem to know that courage is someone who fights for what’s right whether he or she, wins or not. Atticus emphasizes the importance of honesty and true courage through many characters, but the best model he can find is