Atticus Courageous

The coming-of-age novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is set in the fictional town of Maycomb County, Alabama around the 1930s. Vile racial discrimination in Maycomb is what lead to the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. Atticus, the father of Scout, was assigned to defend Robinson in court. Atticus organized his argument to be successful by using rhetorical devices- ethos, pathos, and logos.

Scout and Jem’s decisions were impacted greatly by how much Atticus has taught them. The methods he uses to bring them up are differ greatly, and give his children a very different set of beliefs than the majority of the people of Maycomb. For example, he teaches them about empathy, a ‘skill’ that much of the community does not know. “You can never really understand a person... until you climb into their skin and walk around in it” (39). Atticus teaches his kids how to empathize with someone, giving them an ideal to live by. As a child grows up, a lot of times they inherit their parent’s belief system as well. He will continue his open-,minded accepting attitude into his children, and their future decisions will be affected greatly by Atticus’s

During The Great Depression, Tom Robinson, an African American, who is accused of a crime that he did not do. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, conveys a major theme of courage. Atticus Finch, is the lawyer of Tom Robinson. He lives with his daughter Scout and his son Jem. Atticus influences Scout and Jem positively by being brave, honest and smart.

The quote “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyways and see it through no matter what.” (Lee 128) is further proof that Atticus doesn’t believe in giving up, or taking the easy way. An example of this is when he was presented with the opportunity of shooting the rabid dog. He had refused to touch a gun around his children up until this point, when it was absolutely necessary, and refuses still even after the trial, when Bob Ewell threatened him. Another example of his courage on this front is how he raised his children- by letting them figure out who they were and who they wanted to be mostly by themselves, but all the while encouraging them in the right direction. Merely letting his daughter Jean Lousie (Scout), be herself and wear overalls was a act of courage in itself, because of how badly he knew that everyone would react to a girl not in dresses, but in

To Kill a Mockingbird is a fictional book written by Harper Lee. It touches many topics, such as racism and prejudice. The book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, in which a series of events that shape the narrator's childhood occur. The story follows Finch, the narrator, and her family consisting of Jem and her father Atticus as they go about their daily live. The children spend time with their friend Dill, while messing with their neighbor Boo Radley. Things begin to stir when Atticus takes on a case defending a black man named Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping a young redneck women named Mayella. Things continue to get wilder and wilder until the end of the book, which doesn’t quite end the madness. It is an overall good book that touches many topics. A topic that this book touches in many ways is prejudice, such as the prejudice against Boo, Tom and Mrs. Dubose.

Finally, Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird is another character that displays courage throughout the book. The first way that Atticus shows courage is by shooting Tim Johnson, the mad dog. Tim Johnson had rabies and was coming towards their neighborhood. Atticus, who hadn’t shot a gun in years, had been known for his shooting skills and was told that he had to shoot the dog, if he had missed he could have harmed someone, startled the dog, or put them in danger which is why this incident was so courageous of him. Secondly, Atticus took on Tom Robinson’s case which took lots of courage because he knew how the town of Maycomb would react and the tormenting him and his family would go through. Not only this but Atticus was determined to

“There’s nothing more sickening to me than a low-grade white man who’ll take advantage of a Negro’s ignorance” (Lee 296). In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses many different conflicts to prove the point that overcoming obstacles is tough to do alone. The narrator of this book is Scout Finch, who takes us through her childhood in a city called Maycomb in Alabama in the 1930s. Maycomb is like every other city in the south, most people being racist. Scout and her brother, Jem, are the children of Atticus Finch, who tries to teach them many lessons about growing up and about life. Atticus is the lawyer for a black man named Tom Robinson in a trial where he is being trialed for raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. It is a detriment that Tom is black because there is a lot of racism. Mayella’s family is a dirty and disrespectful family in that town. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses conflict to show that overcoming obstacles cannot be done by a single person.

Racism was one of the biggest topics in To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee and also one of the biggest issues in the United States during the 1930’s. In the novel Atticus Finch is a distinguished and successful lawyer in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Maycomb during this time was home to many racist citizens, and also home to many struggling families. Even though Maycomb’s community is filled with racist people, Atticus agrees to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, but claimed he did not. Once Robinson’s trial begins he is put in jail and then soon after a mob gathers at the local jailhouse to lynch him. Atticus, having exceptional morals stood out from the rest of the residents in Maycomb. He defended Tom not only as his job but as a

I used to think that any person who carried a gun around had courage. Atticus had always tried to teach me that true courage is often not shown through physical actions. People that have real courage would do something even though they know that they will face hardships and that things may not turn out the way they want. When I look back at the Tom Robinson Trial, I realize that Atticus had more courage than most dads in Maycomb even though he was not tough. Although he knew that he would not win the case, he had to defend Tom Robinson because he knew that Tom was innocent. When a person does a courageous act, things often do not end up the way that he/she wants. However, winning or losing is unimportant. What actually matters is knowing that

In the book ¨To Kill A Mockingbird¨ by Harper Lee, the differences of social class, ideals, and how racism is showed during the 1930s are mainly shown. This book was set in the city Maycomb, Alabama and specifically on a young girl named Scout and her family. Scout 's father, Atticus, is a lawyer, but he´s a little different from the rest. Atticus is the kind of lawyer white people hate but blacks appreciate simply because he knows what´s right no matter the color of their skin or race. During this story, Atticus receives a hold of a very special case including a black man, Tom Robinson.

To Kill A Mockingbird, was written by Harper Lee in 1960, and takes place in the mid 1930’s in a small town named Maycomb, Alabama. The general subject matter of the book focuses on the racial bigotry that was prevalent in society during the great depression. This is exemplified by the treatment of fourteen-year-old black youth, named Tom Robinson, that was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, and forced to seek legal defense, during a time when society believed that if a black man did anything to a white woman, he was guilty no matter what. The underlying subject matter focused on the children growing up in a time of prejudice and injustice, and the love of a dedicated father who sought everyone as equal rather than being a

In “To Kill a Mockingbird” there are many teachers that teach Jem and Scout that give them life lessons to help them understand life better. One of the teachers Jem and Scout have is Atticus. Atticus is the most important teacher to Jem and Scout because he teaches the most important lessons out of all of their teachers and he has the most wisdom. One example of Atticus teaching the kids a lesson is when he said , “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view”(lee 39). This quote means that you cannot judge a person unless you know what they are going through, and also show respect

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is A story of a biased trial filled with an extreme amount of racial prejudice. The story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, during the mid 1930s. The story is being told by a girl named Scout Finch. Scout witnessed her father Atticus Finch, a successful lawyer, stand trial with a suspected rapist Tom Robinson. Tom was a black man who lived in a small town filled with many prejudiced people. The victim, Mayella Ewell, the daughter of Bob Ewell, tells her story of what happened the afternoon that changed Tom Robinsons life forever. Racial prejudice was a horrible thing that happened quite often in the 1930s. Tom was a harmless man but his skin color ended up taking his life and hurting many people around him. As everyone knows, during this time period, slaves had just been freed and blacks were definitely not treated with the respect they deserved. Atticus Many times during the book asked his nanny Calpurina, an elderly black women, what she thought about the trial and even asked for advice. Calpurnia had pretty well been with Jim and Scout their entire life. Calpurnia was constantly trying to teach the two right from wrong and that all people are the same despite the color of their skin. Atticus always tried to remind his children that skin was only a color. Atticus told Jim and Scout during a conversation one afternoon, “As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men everyday…whenever a white man does that to a black man no matter

In conclusion, Atticus teaches his children values, lessons and morals by being a role model and setting an example in their lives. He does this by teaching them to stay calm when dealing with any person and himself, by keeping his cool when being harassed by Bob Ewell. He also teaches Jem and Scout to be respectful to anyone and everyone and treat all with equality. Atticus does so by taking Tom Robinson’s case and working as hard as possible toward it. Lastly, he teaches his children to value and put importance on education by going against Miss Caroline’s rule of not reading at home and instead coming to a compromise which allows Scout to still go to school. Throughout the book, Atticus shines through tough times like a ray of hope and becomes

Atticus gives Jem and Scout plenty of life lessons. For example, after Jem ruined Mrs. Dubose’s flowers, Atticus made Jem go apologize for his actions.Therefore, Scout was bitter at Atticus since he didn’t care that something could happen to Jem. “When you and Jem are grown, maybe you’ll look back on this with some compassion and some feeling that I didn't let you down,” Atticus told her. In my opinion, Atticus is an admirable parent because in this action he’s teaching them that being respectful to their elders and apologizing is an essential