How Is Atticus Finch A Christ Figure

There are over 70 million fathers in the United States, but how many of these fathers actually care about their children? In 2012, 24.4 million fathers were part of married-couple families with children younger than 18. 1.96 million fathers were single. Forty-four percent of these single fathers were divorced and thirty-one percent were never married. Fathers usually leave their children after divorce for the mothers to take care of. Men who would actually care about having children would first get married but 31% of 1.96 million never got married. As a result of these facts we can assume that at the very least over one million fathers don’t care about their children. Now looking at the book To Kill a Mockingbird we look at someone who isn’t like this at all. This man cares about his children. He is smart, loving, and just. His name is Atticus Finch.
Many people would say he’s a Christ-like figure. True, he was not perfect. A major flaw in him is that even though he believes in God, he doesn’t do what a Christian should do like going to church regularly and training his children in the way of the Lord. But in many aspects he was like Christ. By looking at how much effort he put into winning the Tom Robinson Case we can conclude that he is not racist at all, he is sympathetic and understanding, he is committed to justice, and he is wise. One similarity that really stands out is that Atticus is willing to sacrifice himself. In Atticus’ time people were really racist against blacks. To do what Atticus did, standing up for a black man, was very difficult to fathom. Atticus was ridiculed because of this just as Christ was ridiculed. Atticus is also good with children, just like