In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus is the father of two children, Jem, and Scout. In the novel Atticus is a lawyer who is representing a colored man. The idea of a white man representing a colored man causes a lot of controversy between him and his children throughout the town. Through all the rumors, and arguments Atticus continues to keep a good mindset and continues to be a good example to Jem and Scout. Atticus appears to try to be a role model to his children.…
Upon going to school for the first time, Scout has a few misunderstandings with her teacher Miss Caroline Fisher. Instead of going back to school and facing the problem, Scout would rather hide from it and not return to school again. ... and she said you taught me all wrong, so we can't ever read any more, ever. Please don't send me back, please sir...' (pg. 33) Atticus' response was to tell Scout that running away from the problem is not an option. He then gives her some helpful advice.…
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a ripple hope… and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy… [they] build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance” this quote from Robert F. Kennedy connects to Atticus because he helps Maycomb county reach a major checkpoint during the Tom Robinson case. Many people start to give a second thought about sentencing him which shows they start care. This is why Atticus is the most important citizen in Maycomb, he plays such a large role in the novel. Harper Lee portrays Atticus as fairly well situated during the poverty in the Great Depression. Since he is portrayed this way Atticus takes the role as an intelligent, exemplary individual. This also contributes to the respect he receives from everyone, including the poor like the Cunninghams. His calm and wise nature gives the town a backbone and causes them to rely on him for many things, thus putting him in the position to change Maycomb’ citizens’ ways.…
We read To Kill a Mockingbird in English class. Many people have their own opinion about Atticus, one of the main characters in this book, and the way that he acts. My personal opinion about Atticus is the way that he treats his kids and carries himself is awesome! He is a admirable person in terms of parenting. Atticus did many admirable things in life ranging from deciding to do the right thing and defend Tom Robinson to giving his kids advice about life at such a influential age. Even though Atticus may have made few mistakes as a parent, in the long run he was a great father.…
Atticus is telling Scout that you never really understand a person until you consider thing from his point of view Atticus says that because Atticus doesn't like the way Scout is treating Walter and that Scout doesn't understand the things the Cunninghams go through so she shouldn't judge or be mean. In the story Scout was angry at walter for getting her in trouble with miss Caroline she wrestled him and pushed his face into the ground. Also she was making fun of him for putting stuff on his food and she asked him what crazy thing he was doing. Scout told the cook that he aint company,hes just a cunningham. Those are the reasons I think Atticus is telling scout that you never really understand a person until you consider thing from his point…
Throughout this journal, one can predict that the black spectators at the trial stand when Atticus passes because they respect him and are grateful that he defended Tom Robinson. To begin, the black people of Maycomb respect Atticus. One example that supports this is that Atticus himself respects black people. Throughout the book, Atticus has openly supported equality between races. A specific example is during Atticus’s finishing statement, when he proclaims that all men, whether white and black, are equal in the eyes of the court. This shows that Atticus believes black men and white men to be equal and is willing to publically state such, which is a trait the blacks can appreciate and respect Atticus for. Another example that verifies the…
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a small town lawyer and a single parent raising two children. Atticus is a strong, intelligent, white male in his forties. He was raised in a Christian home and believes in treaty people fairly and with respect. Even though Atticus is a lawyer, he does not make much money in the town that he lives. He is not necessarily poor but he does not have much money either. His life revolves around his children and he loves them dearly. Atticus teaches his children many valuable lessons by treating them with respect and talking to them in a stern yet loving voice. He speaks to his children as if they were adults. He will honestly answer any question his children have. Atticus teaches his children about life and how to deal with problems they face in their community.…
To Kill A Mockingbird, authored by Harper Lee, is an American novel of growth and maturation because it focuses on the character development of Scout as she comes to understand the world. This classic novel is set in a racially charged southern town during the Great Depression. The main character and narrator, a young girl named Scout, develops and changes from the conversations and actions that happen in the book. Scout’s direct maturation and learning of life lessons develops by witnessing the hypocrisy of her hometown Maycomb, Alabama, and her father, Atticus, being a major influence in her development.…
When she begins school and is able to read it and write it makes her teacher, Mrs. Caroline aggravated which almost makes Scout want to drop out of the first grade. But when Atticus shows Scout what it is like for Mrs. Caroline she has more respect for her. He tells her that Mrs. Caroline is knew to Maycomb county and the teaching system, so Scout’s advancement threw her lesson off and frustrated her. Then when Scout, has to inform her teacher about the Ewell’s and how they only go to school on the first day, and how the Cunningham’s do not take anything because they cannot pay anyone back is embarrassing for the teacher to have to find out from her students. This gives Scout a more positive outlook on her class and stops her from wanting to drop out of the first grade. This trick helped Scout throughout the rest of the novel as…
Atticus, who is portrayed as an unprejudiced character, allows his young daughter, Scout, to wear overalls in a generation that girls were expected to wear dresses. He does not force her into society’s gender specific roles because he recognizes that she is an individual with a personality of her own. Throughout the novel Atticus consistently prompts his children, Jem and Scout, to be considerate of others regardless of their race or gender. However, even Atticus, who is nondiscriminatory, maintains and perpetuates sexist beliefs. This is evident in chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird when Atticus insinuates that women do not have the same intelligence or mental capacity as men. Scout proclaims her indignation that women are not allowed to…
Atticus once said “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view”. In this passage you can see Atticus talking to Scout about understanding different people's point of view. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, there are many examples of never fully understanding what one has gone through until one has lived in someone else's shoes.…
Have you ever been reading a book and wondered, “How does this character's’ beliefs and values reflect on how they act or the relationships they have with others?”…
Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, wrote her novel with the intentions of showing people that people's actions and perspectives or ways of thinking reflect their morals or beliefs. Each perspective of each person was different according to their age, sex, race, economic background and many other factors. Reading this novel showed that not everyone sees things the same way or understands why some people do the things they do. Atticus teaches Scout that sometimes breaking the rules is necessary, Jem realizes with great power comes great responsibility, and that violence is never the answer.…
Atticus does, however, prove to be a very good father. Whenever someone talks badly about her father, Scout will stand up to them and sometimes even do it violently. Everyone in the town, it seems, makes fun of Atticus because of the black American he is defending. They feel that he is a disgrace to his family and to the rest of the town. However, Atticus never lets that get to him, and he doesn’t want it to get to Scout either. When Scout asks her father about all of the bad things people are saying about him and the trial, he says “You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change… it’s a good one, even if it does resist learning.” (101)…
Ghetto Star is a neighborhood “celebrity” known for actions such as gangbanging and dealing drugs (Shakur, Sanyika). For the past four decades gangs have populated the streets of Los Angeles; growing from 18 to 60 from 1972 to 1978, and from 155 to 270 gangs from 1982 to 1996. The bloods and crips in Los Angeles are predominately African Americans; with the exceptions of about four gangs which reside in Long Beach, Carson, Compton, and Inglewood and they consist of Samoan and members from Tongan descent. Gangs aren’t just an urban city problem but gangs have reached out to suburban and rural areas,…
