Characteristics Of Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch, a mature character who rendered he was smart, poor, and loyal in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, showed how he was respectably the most important person throughout the novel. The first trait Atticus showed was how he was smart when he explained that he is a lawyer. He departed Maycomb to read law in Montgomery and when he arrived back he started his practice. Atticus wasn't an average lawyer either. His first two clients were the last ones that were hanged in the Maycomb County jail. He also earned a good income from his job which showed that he had an important job in the town. Scout said, “yet the tradition of living on the land remained unbroken until well into the twentieth century, when my father, Atticus
Finch, went to Montgomery to read law”(Lee 5). This quote supported the idea of Atticus leaving to study the law and become a lawyer which shows that he was smart because lawyers are pretty smart. Next he said he was poor when Jem asked him. Jem asked Atticus if they were poor after he noticed that Mr. Cunningham paid Atticus in stovewood, nuts, and turnip greens. Scout first asked, “Why does he pay you like that?” and Atticus said, Because that's the only way he can pay me. He has no money.” Then next is when Jem asked, “Are we poor Atticus?' Atticus nodded. ‘We are indeed” (Lee 27). This showed that he not only recognized they were poor but he understood it and was willing to talk about because it was a reality. He talked about the reasoning they were poor was because the farmers were poor and Maycomb was farm country which meant the town lived off farming and farmers weren't doing well. The final trait he showed was loyalty when he returned to Maycomb after being away for awhile. He came back after learning law in Montgomery. He became a lawyer and brought it back to his hometown of Maycomb which became useful when he had two clients that did not plead guilty to first degree murder. A quote that said he came back is from Scout. She said, “When my father was admitted to the bar, he returned to Maycomb and began his practice” (Lee 5). This showed he was loyal because he proceeded to a different town to study law and he decided to come back when he could have remained there to be a lawyer but instead he desired to represent his hometown. These show why Atticus Finch represented a smart, poor, and loyal character and his importance in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
Finch, went to Montgomery to read law”(Lee 5). This quote supported the idea of Atticus leaving to study the law and become a lawyer which shows that he was smart because lawyers are pretty smart. Next he said he was poor when Jem asked him. Jem asked Atticus if they were poor after he noticed that Mr. Cunningham paid Atticus in stovewood, nuts, and turnip greens. Scout first asked, “Why does he pay you like that?” and Atticus said, Because that's the only way he can pay me. He has no money.” Then next is when Jem asked, “Are we poor Atticus?' Atticus nodded. ‘We are indeed” (Lee 27). This showed that he not only recognized they were poor but he understood it and was willing to talk about because it was a reality. He talked about the reasoning they were poor was because the farmers were poor and Maycomb was farm country which meant the town lived off farming and farmers weren't doing well. The final trait he showed was loyalty when he returned to Maycomb after being away for awhile. He came back after learning law in Montgomery. He became a lawyer and brought it back to his hometown of Maycomb which became useful when he had two clients that did not plead guilty to first degree murder. A quote that said he came back is from Scout. She said, “When my father was admitted to the bar, he returned to Maycomb and began his practice” (Lee 5). This showed he was loyal because he proceeded to a different town to study law and he decided to come back when he could have remained there to be a lawyer but instead he desired to represent his hometown. These show why Atticus Finch represented a smart, poor, and loyal character and his importance in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.