The Intelligence of Atticus Finch In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch tells his daughter Scout‚ “‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it’” (Lee 39). Atticus is the most complex and multifaceted character in the novel. While he is an established‚ connected‚ and respected member of the town‚ at the same time he is a unique oddity as far as the residents of Maycomb go. His personality and role in society are clearly
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child‚ but someone who “trains a child in the way he (or she) should go”‚ as Proverbs 22:6 states. And in the film To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is a role model of how a father should parent his child. When observing Atticus’s morals‚ conduct‚ and fatherly advice one can clearly see how he is an influential character and a swell role model. First‚ Atticus Finch makes his morals clear and that he is willing to stand up for what he believes in. He vehemently tells Scout not to use the “n-word”
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The Magnitude of Prejudice in Maycomb‚ Alabama By: Joseph Carpino Course: ENG 2D1-02 Teacher: Mrs. Wyles Date: Thursday December 2‚ 2008 To Kill A Mockingbird Essay On August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King said “I have a dream that one day down in Alabama‚ with its vicious racists‚ with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; that one day right down
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displays the difficulty and struggle of the community in Maycomb County through the eyes of a young girl named Jean Louise Finch. The main character‚ Atticus Finch plays an important role throughout the novel. His wisdom‚ words and actions help guide the town through the harsh times of prejudice and injustice. He demonstrates powerful leadership through his three different roles as a father‚ a lawyer and a noble citizen of the town. As a father‚ Atticus is a great leader in his own household. Not
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Analysis Rough Draft Similar to Abraham Lincoln‚ Atticus Finch is a lawyer who is persistent in his beliefs even though others might be against him. The people in Maycomb respect Atticus Finch because of his integrity‚ courage‚ tolerance‚ consistent strength‚ self-possession‚ and his sense of justice. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is a role model. Instead of ignoring his children’s curiosity like other parents‚ Atticus Finch is always willing to answer Scout and Jem’s
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Role-Model A combination of kindness and understanding describes Atticus‚ he efforts to understand the best in people. Atticus represents an intelligent figure for readers; He endures the characteristic of patience‚ moreover he does not appear angry often. In addition‚ Mr. Finch introduces himself as a modest individual‚ he attempts his best not to show off in any way. However‚ Atticus reveals lenience towards the children‚ he does not enjoy punishing them. Mr. Finch usually seems easy-going‚
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Atticus Many books have characters that demonstrate courage‚ have patience ‚ and show wisdom. In To Kill A Mockingbird there are many characters display this qualities. There’s one particular character that have all of this objectives ‚ Atticus. Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus is a courageous‚ patient‚ and wise character. Atticus is courages. He is courageous when he decided to defend Tom Robinson even though he thinks he is going to lose (100). He is defending
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OPTIONAL ESSAY: CHARACTER DESCRIPTION Atticus Finch‚ the father of Jean Louise and Jeremy Finch‚ doesn’t seem to have any talents. He is a lawyer‚ but no one seems to see that as very important. “Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office‚ not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.” (Lee 118) It becomes very obvious that his children
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Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem‚ he teaches them a lot of important life lessons that they will be carrying on in the future. Atticus is one of the most influential characters in the novel. He influences his children through his statements‚ his actions and the good examples he set for them. Throughout the novel Atticus was always correcting Scout and Jem’s behavior‚ whenever he notices his children doing something that isn’t right‚ he always encourages them to do the right things and tells
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Harper Lee. Its setting was in Maycomb County‚ Alabama during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. The story was narrated through the eyes of a child‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ who was nicknamed Scout throughout the book. The dominant themes in this story were justice‚ courage and racism. To Kill a Mockingbird was basically about the story about the lives of two children‚ Scout and Scout’s older brother Jeremy‚ nicknamed Jem in the story‚ who were both the children of Atticus Finch‚ and their progression
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