Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is one of the most respected and well known men in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” the character Atticus Finch is criticized openly throughout the story‚ but still well respected. He was courageous‚ kind‚ and generous. Many of his actions throughout the novel show him to be brave and courageous‚ since courage is the main theme. He demonstrates this by the way he treats characters throughout the book. He shows true courage by defending Tom
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Atticus Finch always stood up for what he believed in‚ no matter the consequences. He lost friendships and attracted trouble from defending Tom Robinson‚ but by staying so defiant he subtly passes on wisdom to his children Jem and Scout about taboo subjects such as racism. Atticus always appeared to be a friendly man‚ who showed compassion to people regardless of their social class or skin colour. An example of this is when Walter Cunningham was invited to dinner‚ and straight away Atticus spoke
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characters Jem and Scout are thrown in the middle of difficult times when their father‚ Atticus‚ chooses to represent a black man. From this choice of their father‚ Jem and Scout come to understand that the world isn’t fair and they learn how to deal with it. Through the interactions of the childhood world and the adult world‚ Jem and Scout’s personalities and learning change. Jem starts to feel the effects of Atticus’s choice to represent a black man when he has an encounter with an old lady‚ Mrs. Dubose
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The character of Atticus Finch Aly Lalji The state of Alabama in the 1930’s was a place filled with racial discrimination and poverty. Atticus Finch was a lawyer of that time. He has two children and a hired house worker. Atticus believes that racial discrimination is wrong and tries to treat every individual equally in reference to his parenting skills. He also tries to alter the distorted perception of the community. Although he is a positive role model for his children‚ ho too has his
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characters. One of which is Atticus Finch; a patient man who always cares. In the story‚ Atticus is talking to Uncle Jack on the topic of answering a child’s question. He gives Jack these words of advice‚ “ ‘Bad language is a stage all children go through‚ and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.’ (pg. 116)” I believe Atticus is definitely doing the right thing by letting Scout discover for herself what her cursing will lead to. Atticus‚ without a doubt‚ has to
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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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First of all‚ I will be characterizing Atticus as an outsider and a riskful person. To begin‚ Atticus can be characterized as an outsider. Firstly‚ Atticus does not hunt‚ fish‚ gamble‚ drink‚ or smoke like a majority of the fathers and men in Maycomb do. As stated in the novel‚ “He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting‚ he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read” (Lee 118). Not doing one or two of those activities to the
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home‚ I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn’t much else left for us to learn‚ except possibly algebra.” (pg374) This quote from the end of To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper is when Scout realizes she has learned a lot about life in the past two years. She grows up and matures greatly throughout the novel. A dynamic character from To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch‚ who changes from a naïve and aggressive tomboy to a calmer‚ more wise and lady-like young girl. Scout is very important
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The following Monday Scout and I walk to Mrs.Dubose with Ivanhoe in my hand I knocked on the door feeling queasy. “Mrs. Dubose” I called. Jessie open the door for Scout and I. “Is that you Jem Finch?” She said. You got your sister with you. I don’t know-” Let ‘em both in‚ Jessie‚” said Mrs. Dubose. Jessie took use the the room and then it came to us. There was an odor that I have met many time but couldn’t tell what it was from it was the smell of death. When we walked in the room there was a brass
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Atticus FInch is a Lawyer and a wise and caring father. Atticus Teaches his Children Jem and Scout to be kind to all sorts of people no matter their race. Atticus also teaches his children not to “kill a mockingbird”. Atticus acts on what the says and commits to the rules and principles he sets for his children. As a lawyer and do to the time period that this book is set in which is the 1930s Atticus sees his fair share of racism. The racism that the see in the world the doesn’t want to see it
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