The greatest role models are not afraid of being different, but are afraid of being the same as everyone else. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, characters showed how doing what is right and not losing composure can bring good things to their plate. Throughout the book, three certain characters show how being the underdog in situations can lead to a huge success: Jeremy Finch, Arthur Radley, and Atticus Finch.
Jeremy Finch is the role model to many adults and to the one and only Jean “Scout” Finch. This young character shows how being smaller than everyone else can lead to the best role models with the biggest hearts. One of the many people Jem has taught to become a better person is his sister …show more content…
Jem has the characteristic of a great role model; to have the passion and the willing to inspire others to do right, “Why couldn't I mash him [roly-poly]? I asked. “Because they don't bother you, Jem answered in the …show more content…
As Arthur is one person who the town of Maycomb has never seen before. A man, who is different in many ways, Arthur Radley has a serious mental disability “Miss Stephanie said old Mr. Radley said no Radley was going to any asylum, when it was suggested that a season in Tuscaloosa might be helpful to Boo. Boo wasn't crazy, he is high-strung at times”(Lee 12). Even though he is under looked, he shares a great attribute to being a great role model. Arthur Radley had the kink in his system, no matter how he got looked upon, he always did what is right by showing respect and concern for others. That trait that Arthur carries in one of the many that appears in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the book, Bob Ewell is looking for vengeance of Atticus Finch, the father of Jeremy Finch and Jean Finch, only for protecting a black man. As this escalated, Bob is going to kill the kids. That's when there walk home from the Halloween pageant got a whole lot worse. Arthur, the one and only, saved the day and saved Jem and Scouts lives. Arthur saved the kids from the attacking, vengeance grieving, Bob Ewell “Anyway, Jem hollered and I didn't hear him any more an’ the next thing- Mr. Ewell was tryin’ to squeeze me to death, I reckon… Then somebody yanked Mr. Ewell down. Jem must of got up, I guess. That's all I know…” (Lee 309). That somebody is Arthur Radley, his bravery shows how the kids started to admire