Atticus Finch's Life

When my brother Jem was almost 13 he broke his arm, badly. Even though it healed, we always talked about what really caused the accident. I said the Ewells, but he said Dill and Boo Radley started it. But then he said if our ancestors, the Finches had never moved to Alabama, then none of this would have happened, and the rest is history. We’re southerners. We think it’s a big deal who your family is, where you’ve come from, and what you’re known for. Our ancestor, Simon Finch, was a stingy and religious man. He saved up all his money to buy up Finch’s Landing, and for generations that’s where our family has lived. My Aunt Alexandra still lives here now with her quiet husband. My father Atticus Finch, went to Montgomery, Alabama to