back in the 1930s were very different from parents today. But Atticus Finch is on a whole different level of parenting. Atticus does not act like a normal father. His parenting style is much more different than the other parents in the 1930s. If you misbehaved back in the 1930s your parents might beat you but Atticus never beat his children. Atticus almost treated his children like adults which was very unique for that time period. Atticus intellectually challenges his children‚ shows them how to be
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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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Angel Arriaga Dr.Mink ELA 12‚November‚2015 Jem Finch Jem is the far oldest child in the finch family‚ since he has a sister named scout who is the narrator of the the whole book and is 4 years younger than him ‚but jem plays an important role in this story. Through his years he starts to change and become more sensitive than he was before. When he was thirteen he had a injury on his left. scouts says in the book “My brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.” (Ch 1 Pg.1). He had a fear
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Strength in Struggles Unfortunate circumstances form children into adults. Scout Finch‚ an adventurous tomboy from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ and Saul Indian Horse‚ a native boy from Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse‚ both prove that to overcome challenges you must have faith‚ resilience‚ and courage; Scout uses challenges to learn but Saul triumphs as he uses his past experiences to mature and develop a new sense of self. For instance‚ Saul’s superior growth can be proven
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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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person who stands by their beliefs‚ such as Galileo‚ even characters found in book characters‚ such as Atticus in the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ who stood for what his belief and not others‚ but in every one who will fight for what is right. The first kind of people who can be
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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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Maycomb‚ Alabama wrestle over several issues mainly involving the color of one another’s skin. Though many neighbors poke‚ prod‚ and exasperate each other‚ clever Scout‚ kind Miss Maudie‚ and gentle Atticus overcome serious situations with discernment. The perception Scout received by observing Atticus‚ assisted her through several childhood troubles. During her first day of school‚ Scout realized she held superior reading and writing skills compared to her peers. Scout’s advanced abilities greatly
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Atticus as a Protagonist Granted. It is an interesting word‚ Granted means to “To accept without question or objection; assume.” You never know when the world is going to take people or change them for good. To Kill a Mockingbird shows this exactly‚ People killed‚ characters changed‚ and people lying. Expect the unexpected. To begin with‚ Robert Anton Wilson once said‚ “There is absolutely nothing in this world that can be taken for granted.” This is exactly what the novel is about. Tom Robinson
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The Finches‚ consisting of Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus are very well educated. Scout‚ who started the first grade‚ already knew how to read‚ thanks to Atticus and his newspaper. Dill‚ the children’s summer time friend‚ used his first words of greeting when they first met‚ to brag about knowing how to read at the age of seven. Jem responded to him‚ saying that Scout could read ever since she was a baby. Scout wasn’t looking forward to her first day of school. The imperceptive young teacher from out of
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