One of the most widely read novels in the past fifty years is To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which was written by Harper Lee in 1960 (Bernard 8). The story is about Atticus Finch’s defense of a wrongly accused black man while the story is told through the perspective of his daughter Jean Louise Finch‚ called Scout‚ and about her life as she grows up in a close together but racist community (Bloom 11). Since it is told through a young girl’s perspective‚ it is a story about a trial‚ yet also a childhood and
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Louise “Scout” Finch‚ learns that the majority of people in Maycomb County‚ Alabama have the same beliefs. They believe that black people are inferior‚ dishonest‚ and unimportant in society. Luckily‚ Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ have their father‚ Atticus‚ to look up to as a role model. Atticus does not follow the common stereotypes of Maycomb. He believes all men are created equal. The one moment in the novel that really distinguishes the Finch family’s beliefs from others is when Atticus agrees to represent
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Is Atticus a hero? Why or why not? At least for me this a tough question. Atticus had done many things that could make him hero. However‚ at the same time he has done some things that don’t make him a hero. He could be heroic if you think killing a mad dog and trying to save Tom Robinson’s life. He could also be the complete opposite if you think that he knew Tom Robinson was going to lose and didn’t seem to care. Tom Robinson was killed because he lost the trail from Atticus. It definitely wasn’t
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causes many conflicts. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with the Finch family‚ which leads to some quarrelling. In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus and questioning whether Calpurnia or Alexandra is an excellent mother to the children. As I am further reading To Kill a Mockingbird I begin to characterize Atticus. I characterize Atticus as a caring and wise individual. One of the first ways Atticus portrays himself as is caring. Atticus states “… I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). From
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the future in his town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ a community infected by racism. Atticus has a strong understanding of justice‚ as evidenced by his pivotal actions in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He took Tom Robinson’s court case because the judge knew he could impact the jurors unlike anyone else (Lee 288-289). With Atticus’s wise and articulate nature‚ he could make a strong attempt to get justice for Tom Robinson. Though the town frowned upon Atticus for his actions‚ Atticus
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First of all‚ I will be characterizing Atticus as an outsider and a riskful person. To begin‚ Atticus can be characterized as an outsider. Firstly‚ Atticus does not hunt‚ fish‚ gamble‚ drink‚ or smoke like a majority of the fathers and men in Maycomb do. As stated in the novel‚ “He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting‚ he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read” (Lee 118). Not doing one or two of those activities to the
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more on Atticus’ character. Specifically‚ we see his search for justice‚ self-respect‚ and his strong moral values. We first see Atticus‚ strong morals when he says about how he needs to defend Tom Robinson‚” if I didn’t‚ I couldn’t hold up my head in town … I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” We then see later how Atticus choosing to defend Mr. Robinson negatively impacts how many members of his family view him‚ such as Aunt Alexandra and Francis. This really shows his passion
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slientness of the night. As I walked into the finches house‚ Atticus was relieved but also extremely concerned (think of another way to say concerned) he motioned me to Jem’s room. I sat him down and my awkward self stood in the corner waiting for the other child to come. A few minutes passed by then she came Scout Finch‚ but there was someone on behind her Mr. Tate he was asking scout questions about the event that just happened. (i think it’s his name) Mr.Tate asked scout “Well‚ who was it?” scout looked
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achievements. Atticus possesses many characteristics of being a hero in To Kill a Mockingbird. Some people may not think that Atticus is like a hero but I have evidence to prove that he is. In this award winning book by Harper Lee‚ Atticus displays characteristics like his willingness to defend a black man in court‚ his respect for everyone including Tom Robinson‚ and him being strong no matter what anyone said to him about defending a negro. In this book‚ Atticus is a father of two young children and he
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to do something courageous. Atticus has courage because he is brave enough to do what is brave enough to do what is right with grace and while being under pressure. Like many great and successful books written over time‚ Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ contains many characters with great characteristics. Atticus has many qualities about himself that makes him one of the novel’s favorite characters. Boldness‚ talent‚ and fortitude are traits that makes Atticus a model of courage in‚ To Kill
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