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    Atticus Conflicts

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    Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Throughout the book‚ many conflicts happen and the setting plays a major part in the conflicts. During this time period‚ racial discrimination is coming into full swing and the character Atticus unfortunately gets in the middle of all of it. With everything revolving around Atticus‚ his character develops the theme of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus reveals the theme of the book as “Always do the right

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    Atticus Finch

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    ESSAY “Atticus is a failure both as a lawyer and a father”. Discuss. Atticus instilled his morals as a lawyer deeply into his children. Teaching them respect‚ equality and to always to their best. Any lawyer which represents their clients with these morals is no failure. Atticus taught his children these things as he wishes for his children to grow up with respect for everyone just as he has. Atticus was not a failure as both a lawyer and parent. Atticus wants to bring his children up with

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    Atticus Perspectives

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    do the things they do. Atticus teaches Scout that sometimes breaking the rules is necessary‚ Jem realizes with great power comes great responsibility‚ and that violence is never the answer. In chapter three when Scout gets home from school‚ she is ranting to Atticus about her day regarding her Miss Caroline and Walter Cunningham.

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    trying to antagonize you to respond violently‚ how will you respond? Violently?Or non-violent? In Maycomb there is an everyday battle with racism. To kill anything innocent such as a mockingbird‚ and especially Tom Robinson is a sin. What would be the point of taking away a life that didn’t threaten or harm your’s? The way Atticus resolves conflicts is through peace. When Bob Ewell spit in Atticus’ face and he responded peacefully‚ just wishing that he didn’t chew tobacco. His peaceful actions help

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    Atticus Injustice

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    future in his town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ a community infected by racism. Atticus has a strong understanding of justice‚ as evidenced by his pivotal actions in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He took Tom Robinson’s court case because the judge knew he could impact the jurors unlike anyone else (Lee 288-289). With Atticus’s wise and articulate nature‚ he could make a strong attempt to get justice for Tom Robinson. Though the town frowned upon Atticus for his actions‚ Atticus

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    Atticus Flaws

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    human kindness through the story of the protagonist‚ Atticus Finch and his daughter‚ Scout. In this story‚ Atticus benefits from the racist Maycomb jury‚ who was admired and respected‚ ever since the discovery of the wrongdoings of the jury. Atticus‚ a small town lawyer‚ decides to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man who was wrongfully accused for raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. He does this despite being disparaged by the racist Maycomb community. Even though his actions may cause turmoil to him

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    In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the character of Atticus Finch is a …….. character who portrays being a man of wisdom‚ courage‚ and non prejudice as he and his family are exposed to the towns act of racism and criticism. Atticus’s courage is tested for when he accepts the case of Tom Robinson. In Atticus’s response to Scout on the reason you accepted the case was‚ “For a number of reasons. The main one is‚ if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town‚ I couldn’t represent this county

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    Atticus Finch

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    Atticus Finch : Role Model to All Alec Graham Period: 4 Everyone needs a role model in life‚ someone to teach them morals and lessons. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch just happens to be the perfect role model for not only his own children but the entire Maycomb County. He sets examples not only as lawyer‚ but as a father and teaches his children the necessary morals to function as model citizens in society. Atticus was proven as a fantastic lawyer throughout the book‚

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    Atticus Finch

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    supposed to be compassionate and willing to fight for justice. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a well respected man in the town he lives in called Maycomb County. He is a lawyer who is trying to defend a black man‚ who is accused of raping a white woman. This is such an important case because it is a white man against a black man in court where race is not supposed to matter. Atticus tries his hardest to make the jury believe Tom Robinson is not guilty and has done nothing wrong

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    Atticus Finch is..,.

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    Atticus the Great All the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee have their own interesting characteristics‚ but Atticus is the most intriguing. Atticus is a generous‚ judgmental‚ and wise man. He is the foundation for Jem and Scout. Lee has a bright way of showing that Atticus is a generous man. He is respected by his kids and by mostly everyone in Maycomb County. “When Jem an‘ I fuss Atticus doesn’t ever just listen to Jem’s side of it‚ he hears mine too” (88). These kids learn a lot

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