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    In what ways do Atticus Finch and Robert Ewell differ and what do they have in common? Atticus Finch and Robert Ewell are two very different characters‚ but are similar in some ways. They both live in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ but are respected differently in their communities as Atticus is seen as a brave and courageous man‚ while Robert Ewell is seen as a drunken coward. Atticus ‘lives on the main residential street in town’‚ and Robert Ewell lives in ‘what was once a negro cabin’‚ but it is

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    My favorite novel is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. I have the upmost respect for Atticus Finch‚ and he is a character I strive to be because he is respectable‚ fair‚ and compassionate. This being said‚ here are the top 10 ways I am resemble my favorite novel character‚ Atticus Finch . 1) Atticus Finch answers his children’s questions honestly. I am a very honest person; however‚ this does not mean I am intentionally harsh or rude. I do not jump into conservations just to give my opinion

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    Lee. The main character‚ Atticus Finch illustrates moral courage‚ where it has taught me to do the right thing despite the risk of hostile consequences. To Kill a Mocking bird showed me potential of moral courage. I was assigned to read To Kill a Mockingbird. It took me two hours to finish it because it was so intriguing with suspense. It takes place in a racist white community of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Atticus Finch‚ a wealthy lawyer and a father of Jem and Scout Finch. Atticus agrees to

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    A Comparison between Atticus Finch and Jack Finch Atticus Finch plays a very prominent role in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This novel occurs during a time of great depression where money is scarce. Atticus is a lawyer who lives with his two children‚ Jeremy and Jean Louise‚ and his cook‚ Calpurnia‚ in a small‚ rural town called Maycomb. He is a very optimistic man who has high morals and believes everyone is equal‚ although many seem to disagree. Atticus also shares many intriguing similar

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    Atticus People are judgmental everywhere you go. In every society people view themselves either about or below others. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch experiences being the center of gossip in Maycomb‚ and also the center of threat to Bob Ewell. Atticus Finch is a respectable person in Maycomb‚ Alabama. He has such a wise and sensible view on life. He learns from his mistakes and tries to be fair and tolerant. Not only is he a good citizen but a good parent to his children

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    pd.7 English 11‚ 5.0 21 March 2001 Atticus the Approved Parent To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee reflects back to the Great Depression in the South. Scout and Jem Finch are siblings who live with their father Atticus Finch in the fictional town of Maycomb. The actions and words of Atticus ’s children reflect his morals and beliefs. Atticus ’s personal integrity‚ good morality‚ and his reasoning ability make him an exceptionally‚ effective parent. Atticus is an individual who is one of the few

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    Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is one of the most respected and well known men in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” the character Atticus Finch is criticized openly throughout the story‚ but still well respected. He was courageous‚ kind‚ and generous. Many of his actions throughout the novel show him to be brave and courageous‚ since courage is the main theme. He demonstrates this by the way he treats characters throughout the book. He shows true courage by defending Tom

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    formative‚ I chose Atticus Finch from the classic Novel To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee. The scene I chose for this Diary entry is when Atticus in court defending Tom Robinson. The audience of this diary entry would Obviously been Atticus himself. I had to go over my work and check my grammar a couple of times. Choosing the scene was hard for me because in To kill a Mockingbird there was many great scenes with Atticus. But I believed that the Scene in the Court showed a lot from atticus for example

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    to an idea they believe is bigger than them‚ yet this trait can only go so far. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by the author Harper Lee‚ Atticus is the father of the protagonist and is seen as a hero to many readers. Atticus Finch resides in 1930s Maycomb‚ Alabama while taking work as a lawyer as well as being a well respected‚ intelligent man. Atticus is seen as a great man by many up until he has taken the role of being the lawyer of an African-American male‚ Tom Robinson‚ accused of rape ;

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    An All-around Good Guy Atticus Finch‚ the father of Scout in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ would easily be considered a hero. He was a white lawyer for a black man in Alabama during a time of great racial tension. Unlike several of the townspeople in Maycomb County‚ Atticus did not care what race Tom Robinson was. He only cared that he was an innocent man. Alas‚ no matter how much incriminating evidence he had to show Robinson’s innocence‚ the racial prejudice of the jurymen sent a black

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