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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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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feeling. Would you stand up for someone if it meant people would dislike you? Atticus‚ from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird said “People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.” He knows that people won’t want to believe that tom is innocent but he still tries. Atticus understands hardships and will stand up for anyone who needs it. Everyone in life has to make a sacrifice. In this case Atticus gave up is reputation. The way he took pride in sticking up for a man of color
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Atticus Finch and His Parenting Style “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ an acclaimed novel by Harper Lee‚ is recognized throughout the world. The novel follows a lawyer and his children prior to and during a legal case to defend a black male. That lawyers name is Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is not just an ordinary father. He teaches his children things no parent of the 1930s‚ or even the modern time period‚ would think of doing. His style parenting‚ compared to modern day parenting and parenting in the
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Atticus‚ throughout the novel Throughout the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ although Atticus Finch appears to be a loving and caring father‚ he proves himself to be more of a friend through the eyes of his children. The author‚ Harper lee‚ created Atticus to be a loyal friend to Jem Finch and Scout Finch. Atticus has potential to be a friend to his children because‚ first of all‚ the children call him by his first name. Secondly‚ he seldom scolds his children. Atticus has little or no
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that can truly represent this is Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. He has so many amazing; inspiring qualities it is hard to only describe him in a few. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus’ qualities shine more overcoming and bright. Who would not look up to a person like Atticus? He shows so many traits such as being: fair‚ courageous‚ and calm. These are only some of the traits that Atticus can use as a lawyer and admirable father in Maycomb. One of Atticus’ best traits is his fairness to all
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Atticus Finch is a widower or 50 and the father or two children. His character can best be summed up as a man whose character is nearly the complete opposite of the general population of the town and indeed‚ many white people who lived in the southern states of America. He is a man without prejudice and racial hatred and is a good-hearted man of strong morals. He brings up his children the way he sees right‚ and defends the innocent represented by Tom Robinson in the novel. Atticus is a man
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wondered what Atticus was actually like? Atticus Finch is the father of the main character Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch in the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus is a very honest character who teaches Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill a lot of lessons about life and one of them is who people think that Blacks are lesser people‚ which is not true at all. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus is courageous‚ wise‚ and accepting. Throughout TKAM‚ Atticus is very courageous
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was expecting‚ the dusty cars pulled up and out came a group of men with determined looks and fire in their eyes. I folded my evening paper‚ took a calming breath‚ and readied myself to greet the men with lynching on their minds. “He in there Mr. Finch?” the leader of the group silently demanded. Ever since Tom Robinson was put in jail‚ I had thought about how I would
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the stars and taught me how to reach them. This person means the world to me‚ so who is this influential person in my life? He is my one and only father. My father acquired his life lessons by overcoming the adversities he faced growing up in Saigon‚ Vietnam. Education costs money in Vietnam‚ and there are no such things as public schools. My father is one of eight children in his family; therefore‚ my grandparents could not afford to provide a full education for all of their children. However
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