quite a difficult job. Well‚ Atticus Finch‚ in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ sets an inordinate example of a wonderful father. Atticus went to law school to become a lawyer. He settled in Maycomb County with his two children‚ Jem and Scout. His wife had died previously‚ so the responsibility of total provision fell on his shoulders and their servant‚ Calpurnia. Atticus was a very patient‚ protective‚ and passionate father. Throughout the story‚ we see Jem and Scout fight‚ and get into trouble
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Whilst researching Atticus Finch I presumed I would find various articles revering him as a great man of principle‚ but quite contradictory‚ I mostly found articles criticising Atticus. I found this stance curious and it proved rather propitious for me‚ inspiring the idea of this essay. I shall endeavour to explore the faults of the two characters Sherlock Holmes and Atticus Finch and explain how this makes them interesting and complex characters. I will only refer to the Sherlock Holmes from the
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Anne Finch is enraged in her poem ‘The Introduction’. Although it was not published during her time‚ the strong voice of feminism was sure to carry over to the women after her. In the Eighteenth Century‚ women had hardly begun any sort of strive for their rights. Finch explains why they should in her poem‚ and why they haven’t already. Finch states in the first two lines of the poem why she could not publish any of her poetry. If she were to share her work‚ it would either be criticized by the
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Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer‚ is a very compassionate person‚ and a person who is not afraid to challenge the unwritten laws of the South. In the trial of Tom Robinson‚ Atticus decides to defend Tom to the best of his ability. Atticus is given the trial by the judge and has the choice to defend Tom or let an inexperienced lawyer have the case‚ but Atticus accepts the case with a lot of thought. He accepts the case because he could not be a good parent to his children‚ in which setting a bad example of
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and brother Jem learn what the real definition of racism is. Jem Finch is possibly the pinnacle of all coming of age characters; he moves from a state of child-like innocence‚ to almost adult-like maturity after dealing first hand with racism in his hometown. For example‚ after the Tom Robinson trial‚ Jem comes to realize the hate and prejudice that surrounds him on a daily basis. Throughout the trial‚ Jem was making comments such as “we’re gonna win‚ Scout‚” and “I don’t see how we can’t”
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Atticus Finch Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Atticus Finch‚ in many ways‚ lives this quote everyday by understanding what has to be done today in order to avoid future consequences of today’s mistakes. Atticus is a kind-hearted‚ slow-tempered‚ wise man‚ who always knows the right thing to say. In the story‚ one can deduce that Atticus Finch is a kind-hearted man who knows what to do in order to fix the toughest of problems. The
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life lessons and influential figures as siblings Jem and Scout grow up without a mother. As a single parent raising Scout and 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
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truth that are addressed in the novel. As a lawyer in Maycomb county Atticus is presented as the model of his profession‚ defending anyone brought to court so as to uphold his value in his person’s right to a fair trial. As a father to Scout and Jem he teaches them to differentiate between right and wrong‚ by encouraging them to reflect on what they observe in the racist actions of the people in Maycomb over the course of the narrative. In his conversations with his children Atticus continually
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I see the character of Atticus Finch as a courageous‚ smart‚ and a great father to Scout and Jem. Atticus had a lot of success as a parent despite the fact that he was a single parent trying to take care of his children on his own. As with any parent though there is always room for improvement. He would give his kids too much freedom. I admire his character and how he handled certain situations. Atticus showed his children that you have to fight for what you believe the example he made was fighting
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seeking love and attention by befriending Scout and Jem‚ I think that will do them some good after everything they’ve been through‚ and they deserve each other. I’m glad they’re friends now‚ I can only teach them so much and eventually they’ll get tired of listening to me and will need someone else to gain advice from‚ I just hope that day doesn’t come soon. These last few weeks have been difficult for everyone. It’s hard to explain to Scout and Jem that the world is prejudiced and most folk only
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