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    Who Is Atticus Finch

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    Atticus Finch always stood up for what he believed in‚ no matter the consequences. He lost friendships and attracted trouble from defending Tom Robinson‚ but by staying so defiant he subtly passes on wisdom to his children Jem and Scout about taboo subjects such as racism. Atticus always appeared to be a friendly man‚ who showed compassion to people regardless of their social class or skin colour. An example of this is when Walter Cunningham was invited to dinner‚ and straight away Atticus spoke

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    Atticus Finch Prejudice

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    of birds are hunted. Pheasant is caught for food and Bluejays are shot because they are pests‚ but there is one bird that should not be harmed. In the words of Atticus Finch‚ “it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” In the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ Atticus Finch and his children‚ Scout and Jem‚ see the full force of racism when Atticus defends a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ in court when he is accused of rape. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee illustrates the idea that having empathy

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    10/04/2013 Character Analysis: Atticus To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in 1960. It was a time in which African Americans lacked the same rights as white people. The novel is a social critique set somewhere in the 1930s. Atticus Finch is one of the major characters in the novel. He is the father of Jeremy “Jem” and Jean Louise “Scout”‚ he is also a lawyer in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. In a city reigned by social inequality and intolerance‚ Atticus represents justice and morality

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    Atticus Finch Monologue

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    walked around in them. From that day forward‚ I vowed that I would one day teach my children the wise words that Atticus Finch had taught me when I was a child. Seventeen years have passed since that day. I grew up‚ married my highschool sweetheart‚ Stephan Carters‚ and had two children with him. We had a girl named Eliza Marie Carters who is now 6 years old and a boy named James Atticus Carters who is now 4 years old. Unfortunately‚ two years after the birth of James‚ Stephan had died

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    Atticus Finch Parent

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    family farms or learn to read. Atticus is a good parental figure because he teaches Scout and Jem good life lessons‚ shows his kids to treat everyone equally‚ and treats them with unconditional love. Atticus Finch is someone to teach his children very good‚ helpful life lessons. In the book it states‚ “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb in his skin and walk in it” (34). This helps show that Atticus gives good

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    Atticus Finch Empathy

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    minorities. Atticus Finch‚ a widowed father of two‚ trying to raise his children well‚ teaches them to see things from another’s perspective. Lee incorporates the crucial quality of empathy in the feelings of the characters and expresses the empathetic theme with the influence of racism and prejudice in Maycomb society within the main characters Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus. Scout Finch‚ an inquisitive young girl‚ learns to be empathetic for those around her‚ and‚ through the empathy‚ she sees

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    Atticus Finch Qualities

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    Atticus Finch was a very well-liked man in the small Mississippi town called Maycomb‚ but after being chosen to be Tom Robinson’s defense attorney‚ he was highly persecuted by the town that loved him so much. Atticus was a very well-liked member of Maycomb‚ he was very respected by his peers. As Miss Maudie once said‚ There are some men in this world who were born to do unpleasant jobs for us‚ (Lee 215). Of course‚ Atticus was one of those men‚ which in the blink of an eye‚ turned the town against

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    Characterization of Atticus Finch In the novel To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Lee introduces Atticus Finch as a as a loving and caring father‚ a supportive keeper of the law‚ a man of hidden talents‚ and a man of wisdom. Atticus has a mind of his own‚ and is unusual in both qualities and social status. As a man of honesty and wisdom‚ he is well respected throughout the city of Maycomb. Father to Jem and Scout‚ Atticus plays the heroic figure in the novel. He is a rather considerate

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    Atticus Finch is a lawyer in a small town called maycomb county. He is a very gentle and kind character. Atticus has two kid named Jem and Scout‚ they don’t call him dad yet they have a very close relationship together. Atticus never is a rude or hateful person he is always characterized as nice‚ if he was ever rude he was most likely just doing his job. By Atticus being kind hearted‚ loving‚ and gentle he is able to create a good name for himself and for people to look up to him. Atticus is very

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    Atticus Finch Courage

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    Jean Louise Finch‚ and she lives near a house that the characters call the Radley house. Jean Louise believes that a mysterious man nicknamed Boo Radley is being held in the Radley house‚ and as a youthful girl this frightens her and the other characters. In addition to this plot‚ Jean Louise’s father‚ Atticus‚ is a lawyer‚ who got enlisted to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a white teenager named Mayella Ewell. However this is problematic for Atticus because the story

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