Atticus Finch Character Analysis

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” (Lee 108). There are many admirable characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch is one of these characters that we see. He is very true to who he is and has very good character. He is likely the best character in the entire novel. To start off, Atticus is a very true to his character sort of person. He always talks about how he has to be the same person everywhere he goes. This quote shows he is the same person no matter where he goes. “Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself” (Lee 108) He is always the same person when in the public eye and when he is with his family. An example is when he is in Tom’s court case, he does not ever change
This quote shows that Atticus can keep from getting angry, even in situations like being spit on. "I wish Bob Ewell wouldn't chew tobacco" (Lee ). He has the ability to remain calm in the most difficult situations. He even managed to remain completely calm with Bob Ewell’s testimony. Bob was clearly trying to make the court case into a comedy show, but Atticus never lost his temper. Throughout his whole testimony Atticus remained completely neutral to the situation while most would have lost their patience with Bob. This characteristic further proves that Atticus is the best character in the
One of these situations is when his children go to Arthur Radley’s house to try to see Boo. He sees that the kids had actually been messing with Boo instead of at Miss Rachel’s house. He was able to tell the kids were lying the instant he saw them. Another situation like this is when Mayella Ewell is giving her testimony. She did not give a very good story, but Atticus could tell she was lying before she even started. He saw that Mayella was at fault for the entire situation with Tom and made everyone see she was a liar. Atticus did such a good job at exposing her that if Tom was not black, they would have won the case right