attticus finch eulogy (killing a mocking bird)

Atticus Finch Eulogy spoken by Jean – Lousie Finch (Scout)

“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em but remember it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird,” My father Atticus finch said these words to me and my brother, Jeremy, when we got our first guns. I am his daughter Jean Louise Finch and I wish to say a few words. Throughout his life he taught my bother Jeremy and I the ways of the world. Atticus was a great role model to look up to. He was kind and honest to everyone he met, his feelings about equality and against racism. Atticus told me and Jeremy to “walk a mile in someone else’s skin before you judge them” this quote from him showed us that Atticus was the best role model that I could ask for and I don’t think I would change Atticus as father for anything in the world.
I would like to tell you about one of the greatest moments in the life of this great and honourable man, the time he defended a dark skinned man against a white women in the Maycomb Courthouse, this man was Tom Robinson. My father believed that Tom Robinson was an innocent man who was convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. My father bravely took on this case, even though he knew that he would probably not win. When taking on this case he knew that people would think of differently because he was defending a coloured man. But he believed that he could win on the evidence he had gathered, he believed in justice and believed in the justice system. He wanted the justice to be colour blind for the trial so the court could judge Tom Robinson like a normal person. People rarely win, but sometimes you do. Sadly, this was one the cases my father did not, which shows that even the best can lose sometimes.
Another great moment I think in his life was him taking time of his life to teach Jem and I. He wanted us to enjoy and to learn good useful things throughout our time with him. One of the great things taught us was it is better fight with your head instead of using your fists and also taught us that you never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view. He taught us these things so he could keep us away from the ugly things in the world but not all the ugly things so we could learn from them. From the things my great father has taught Jem and I, I have learnt to respect myself and others, to try my best and to do what is right.
With these things in mind I’d like to this speech to an end. I would like you reflect and learn from the things Atticus has taught me and the quotes he had said to me such as “walk a mile in someone’s skin before you judge them”. When he first said these things to me I didn’t realise what his sayings meant, but now I know what his quotes meant and I am honoured he had said these things to me. It has been a privilege to have known Atticus, and to especially to have him as a father. I do not know what I would have done without him, may he rest in peace.