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    What can we learn about Atticus Finch from his speech to the courtroom? One thing we can learn about Atticus Finch from his speech to the courtroom is that he is a very brave and courageous character. He is very modern thinking and his views go against the majority of other people. We are told that “Atticus did something no one had ever seen him do before‚ in person or in private; he unbuttoned his vest‚ loosened his tie and undid his collar”. By saying no one had ever seen him do it before‚ in

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    Parenting of Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is a single father of two children‚ Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch isn’t the same as the rest of the fathers. Atticus was a good role model to his children. Atticus Finch treated his children with care‚ estimate‚ and equality. He taught his children to be wise and have morals‚ as well as teaching them right against wrong. Atticus would try his best to do the best thing in order for his children to learn. Atticus told Scout‚ “You have to put yourself

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    Jem Finch Courage

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    Courage “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies‚ but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” (Dumbledore from Harry Potter). Courage was used in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. For example‚ Scout Finch and Jem Finch had to stand up to their friends and say what they thought was right even when people didn’t want to listen to what they had to say. Atticus had to stand up to the whole town and defend a black man even when he knew that there was no hope for

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    The Courage of Atticus Finch

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    jailhouse It takes courage for Atticus Finch to go against people’s beliefs in order to do what he believes was morally right. The racist views of the town are against Atticus defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white woman‚ and Atticus is often discriminated against for not agreeing with them. His children‚ Scout and Jem‚ also feel the hatred of others against them because of what their father’s beliefs are. "But Mrs. Dubose held us: "’Not only a Finch waiting tables‚ but one in the

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    Atticus Finch Stereotypes

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    dads a good name since 1960.Atticus Finch is a major character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird . Atticus is a very even-keeled type of guy; he does not get too worked up about stressful situations. He is not affected by what other people say or think. He is consistent and rooted in his beliefs. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ and the single father of Jeremy "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Atticus Finch is a good father. He is a perfect

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    Atticus Finch Empathy

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    both accepted and expected discrimination toward 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

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    The Real Atticus Finch “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young‚ compassionate with the aged‚ sympathetic with the striving‚ and tolerant of the weak and the strong -- because someday you will have been all of these‚” George Washington Carver once stated. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus Finch‚ a father of Jem and Scout and a lawyer in Maycomb County‚ is tender‚ compassionate‚ sympathetic and tolerant with everyone he comes in contact with. He does

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    The Lawyer Who Believes In Equality Lawyers are 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

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    Atticus Finch Monologue

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    I am Atticus finch. I’m a lawyer in this small town of Maycomb and have taken on many cases but the most confusing and most difficult case I’ve had was a rape case. The alleged mans name is Tom Robinson‚ a black man living in this town of Maycomb. I thought I had this case "in the bag"‚ but it seems racism is a bigger threat than I thought. People had intent to kill and I had to protect Tom. Disappointingly‚ I got my family caught up in this. That day it has been clearly set into me the

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    by Harper Lee. This story takes its place in the 1930’s in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Jem and Scout Finch are very adventurous young children. Therefore‚ Atticus Finch their widowed father‚ has a difficult job. Nevertheless‚ Mr. Finch does achieve significant help with the children from the Negro maid‚ Calpurnia. During the 1930’s many people are prejudice towards the Negros. The Finch family is not. They love their African American friend‚ Calpurnia and in no way would they ever turn their

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