Atticus Finch as a Role Model
Atticus Finch as a Role Model
Does your role model have a negative or positive impact on your life? Major of people has a role model they look up to and make every effort to be alike. Each person has a different perspective on a leader but in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus displays himself as a hero being able to resolve situations with fairness for everyone and prevent the town from falling apart. Atticus’ actions impact his children, his peers involved with the court case and the people of Maycomb.
Firstly, Atticus Finch is a single parent that treats his kids, Jem and Scout as adults and tries to enlighten them on the outside world of Maycomb. There are many events that Atticus is involved in which displays him as a good role model. For instance, when Atticus gives Jem and Scout guns he tells them, “shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit’em but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90). Atticus is a great role model as he teaches Jem and Scout that it is a sin to harm someone or something that is innocent. Atticus uses the example of a mockingbird because these birds only sing, therefore these birds should not be harmed. Atticus is an excellent father and a good role model to Jem and Scout as he teaches them good morals throughout the novel. Many people in Maycomb are prejudice and Atticus teaches Scout to think otherwise, as Atticus tells her “You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view... until you climb in to their skin and walk around in it.” This shows Atticus is an open-minded gentleman that takes ones past history into consideration. These lessons develop Jem and Scout with knowledge to handle situations maturely that they encounter later in the novel. These are various explanations why Atticus is an effective role model to his children
Secondly, Atticus Finch shows his protagonist values in his place of work and towards people involved within the case at the
Does your role model have a negative or positive impact on your life? Major of people has a role model they look up to and make every effort to be alike. Each person has a different perspective on a leader but in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus displays himself as a hero being able to resolve situations with fairness for everyone and prevent the town from falling apart. Atticus’ actions impact his children, his peers involved with the court case and the people of Maycomb.
Firstly, Atticus Finch is a single parent that treats his kids, Jem and Scout as adults and tries to enlighten them on the outside world of Maycomb. There are many events that Atticus is involved in which displays him as a good role model. For instance, when Atticus gives Jem and Scout guns he tells them, “shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit’em but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90). Atticus is a great role model as he teaches Jem and Scout that it is a sin to harm someone or something that is innocent. Atticus uses the example of a mockingbird because these birds only sing, therefore these birds should not be harmed. Atticus is an excellent father and a good role model to Jem and Scout as he teaches them good morals throughout the novel. Many people in Maycomb are prejudice and Atticus teaches Scout to think otherwise, as Atticus tells her “You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view... until you climb in to their skin and walk around in it.” This shows Atticus is an open-minded gentleman that takes ones past history into consideration. These lessons develop Jem and Scout with knowledge to handle situations maturely that they encounter later in the novel. These are various explanations why Atticus is an effective role model to his children
Secondly, Atticus Finch shows his protagonist values in his place of work and towards people involved within the case at the