“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” (Lee 108). There are many admirable characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch is one of these characters that we see. He is very true to who he is and has very good character. He is likely the best character in the entire novel. To start off‚ Atticus is a very true to his character sort of person. He always talks about how he has to be the same person everywhere he goes. This quote shows he is the same person no
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Jem‚ it is their father Atticus Finch who influences the children most. Atticus challenges them to be better people and helps them to discover many important life lessons. Some of these include not judging a book by its cover‚ compromising and keeping your head high and fists down. These lessons play a crucial part of Jem and Scouts’ growth into young adults and allow them to stay strong during the controversial trial of Tom Robinson. One of the first lessons Atticus teaches Scout is compromise
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sorry for the young lady‚ I recall her looking very cautious and uneasy‚ yet had the aloofness of her father. She started to cry and panic but grew the poise to describe herself fighting against Tom. It was tragicomic to see her take offense of Atticus referring to her as “ma’am”‚ it made everyone truly grasp how the Ewell’s thought and their limited courtesy. Atticus’s questions painted a gloomy and melancholy picture of the Ewell’s day-to-day life as he revealed genuine depth in this case more
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Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant. Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked is a good song choice for this book for may reasons. The song parallels the struggle people in the reservation go through to get money. I think the song message about how poverty affects people gives a nod to poverty and lack of resources in the Spokane Reservation and how Junior sees that affects people’s mindset. Also‚ the light situational humor of the song matches up with the humor found in Sherman’s book Rose
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One allusion that atticus used effectively was"all men are created equal"Lee‚ Harper. To kill a mockingbird: Harper Lee. New York‚ Scribner Laidlaw‚ 1989. Atticus says this Allusion to show the hostile jury that all men should be treated equally. To discourage the juries racism or biasty around the case. "Our courts have their faults as does any human institution‚ but in this country‚ our courts are the great levelers‚ and in our courts all men are created equal"Lee‚ Harper. To kill a mockingbird:
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What does it mean to be courageous? Atticus‚ Scout‚ Boo Radley and‚ Mrs. Dubose all represent what it means to be courageous in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is courageous for representing Tom Robinson. The town that Atticus lives in is a town filled with racism. The town’s usual diseases is racism. Atticus knows this better than anyone but still chooses to accept Tom’s case and fight because of his morals. His biggest reason for fighting is that he says he wouldn’t be able to live with
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What does the trial teach us about the jury system in Maycomb? The trial shows us that the jury system in Maycomb is corrupt and racist. ‘No‚ I don’t recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do‚ he hit me.’ Page 190 This is in response to Atticus asking Mayella Ewell if Tom Robinson hit her. From her hesitation and contradicting answers it is clear that Mayella is not telling the truth and is creating a story to lead the jury on. Despite this‚ Tom Robinson is still convicted. This shows that although
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cout Finch undergoes changes in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ that allows her to walk freely with Boo Radley. These changes will be explained further with reference to the novel‚ as a whole. In the beginning of the novel‚ we are aware that Scout and Jem Finch as well as Charles Baker Harris and majority of Maycomb’s youth‚ have certain opinions about the “malevolent phantom” (1) also know as Boo Radley. Boo Radley is caricatured to be a man with “yellow teeth” (1) and “breath so bad‚ the azalea’s
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Atticus Finch lives as a single father of two‚ and works as a lawyer who’s most recent case was Tom Robinson’s. When asked how he felt about the court case‚ Atticus Finch responded with‚ “I was quite upset when Heck Tate asked me to represent Tom’s case. Tom was a black man‚ and I knew he wouldn’t be passed as innocent in that court room‚ not when he was up against a white woman. However‚ there may be some changes in racial attitudes over the years to come if we all stand up for what is right.”
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people could argue that Atticus is stern because he reprimands his kids too harshly. The opposition tries to prove this point by using this thought by Scout‚ “His curtness stung me… For no reason I felt myself beginning to cry‚ but I could not stop. This was not my father.”(Lee 178) However‚ Atticus is virtuous because without reprimanding his kids‚ they would not know what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. In the days after Tom Robinson’s conviction‚ Atticus has a conversation with Jem
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