Atticus Description

After the jury deliberates longer than expected, they come back and announce that Tom Robinson is guilty of all charges. Bob Ewell, who is the one who accused Tom Robinson of rape vows to take his revenge out on Atticus a black man. It comes out in the paper that Tom Robinson tried to escape prison and ended up being shot. During the night of Halloween when Scout and Jem are coming home from a school event, they start to feel like they are being followed. It turns out to be the Bob Ewell and he starts attacking Scout and Jem. Boo-Radley ends up stabbing Bob Ewell to help the children get away. The book ends with the sheriff convincing Atticus that Bob Ewell’s death will be one that was an accident caused by himself.

testing his respect, courage, and mental strength to their fullest extent. Atticus is widowed and is forced to raise his two kids, Scout and Jem, with the help of Calpurnia, the maid of the household. Atticus chooses to take the court case of Mr.Tom Robinson, a colored man, in Maycomb County. Maycomb happens to be a very prejudice town set during the Great Depression. He takes this case knowing that most of the towns people will resent him for it. This is where Atticus has to choose between what he thinks is right and what others will think of him throughout different situations in the book.

Bob Ewell tries to stab Scout and breaks Jem’s arm, but Boo Radley arrives just in time to stab Ewell with his own knife and kill him. Heck Tate thinks that hushing up the incident would be the best decision for Boo Radley, and Scout finally understands Atticus’s advice about not shooting a mockingbird. Boo was only trying to protect the Finches, and forcing him out into the open would be harmful to him. Here, Boo Radley is a symbolic mockingbird. She explains to Atticus, “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin‘ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”(370). Scout has finally understood Atticus’s advice about not harming the innocent and vulnerable, and Boo Radley directly helped her to realize

Everybody in this world, has at one point been nice to somebody. Some people show this trait in daily life and there is one character in particular shows this trait and many other. That character is Atticus in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus demonstrates all the pillars but in particular 3 main pillars. Those pillars are kindness, respect, and honesty and all three of those pillars will be explained in detail and how atticus shows all those pillars.

The trial takes place subsequently in which Atticus refutes most of the opposing evidence but still loses on account of the racist and prejudiced decisions by the jury. Bob Ewell feeling Atticus made him look like a fool, targets Jem and Scout in an attempted murder. Boo Radley comes to their rescue and saves them from harm, killing Bob in the process. Throughout the novel, Lee portrays ways that Jem matures throughout the book. Three of the events include inviting Walter over for lunch, the conflict with Mrs. Dubose, and the unfairness of the court trial.

One day, Atticus got a job to defend a black man. This brings condemnation on himself and his family. At that time, defended a black man rated as inappropriate acts. However, Atticus stated that for justice, no matter the background or the color of his skin. Atticus defends Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white man. There are several reasons used to defend Tom Atticus, one of which is that Atticus believes Tom is innocent. Handle this case, so draining attention and Atticus mind, causing her sister, Alexandra decided to stay at home Atticus. Alexandra also has a mission to change the behavior of Scout that is tomboy and inappropriate for a girl.

Atticus from To Kill A Mockingbird is an admirable parent, yes he has made some mistakes but he is human. In this time period the 1930s also known as the years of the Great Depression it was not uncommon to be unemployed. Atticus had a job and plenty of money, he even had a cook since he did not have a wife. Poverty was also common in these years. Although many others may say that Atticus was not an admirable father he did his job well.

Later on, though, Jem and Scout are attacked on their way home from their school pageant. Heck Tate, the sheriff, investigates the scene while a doctor looks at Jem, who was unconscious. When Heck gets back, he identifies the attacker as Bob Ewell, who was now dead, after falling on a kitchen knife. Atticus gets upset, but Heck Tate reassured him, “Mr. Finch, there’s just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hidy to ‘em. Even then, they ain’t worth the bullet it takes to shoot ‘em.

Martin Luther King Junior powerfully states, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Would you have the courage to be the light in darkness and the love that drives out hate? To Kill a Mocking Bird is beautifully written by Harper Lee. This story takes its place in the 1930’s in the small town of Maycomb Alabama.

Atticus and the others are anxious what the move may induce, the children overhear parts of it, but Atticus doesn’t disclose any information to them. The following day, Atticus mysteriously leaves with a lightbulb and extension cord and drives his car. Suspicious of their father’s actions they, along with Dill, sneaks out and finds Atticus in front of the jailhouse reading a book with the help of the light, he brought, then four cars pulled up infront of him and a group of men approached him. They want to take Tom Robinson but Atticus doesn’t grant them, making tension rise up between them. Scout worried about his father, jumps into her father’s defense along with the other two children. Atticus demands Jem to take them home in which he refuses. Scout recognizes one of the men as Walter Cunningham, her classmate’s father, and tries starting a conversation with him but he doesn’t respond. She tries talking to him about his son and her views about the entailment where Walter finally acknowledges her. Scout somehow dispersed the tension and Walter motioned the group to retreat. In some way, Atticus thankful for the children for meddling, permits them to go home with no issue. Alone in jail, he reveals to Tom that they have left and to Mr. Underwood hiding above him with his shotgun ready to

Scout is very confused about the case and is asking Atticus why he is doing this. She tells him that people and very controversial about it and doesn't understand why he would risk losing friends and other people in his life. In the novel, Lee stated, “but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.” (Lee 142). Atticus did not care about who he would and wouldn't keep as friends. He knew that this was the right thing to do if he wanted to follow what he believes in. Atticus was sure that the people that supported him as a person even if he was supporting Tom and they didn't agree with the case would stay as very loyal friends and family. The town of Maycomb for the most part did not support the case and that meant that their views on Atticus changed, but he didn't care. After the case had been settled and Tom was found “guilty”, the kids and Atticus headed home. After they got their, Jem confronted Aunty about the case and why Atticus was having such a hard time dealing with Tom loosing. Aunt Alexandra says that the case took Atticus by surprise and was “a little too strong” for him. Atticus was having a hard time dealing with the fact that he wasn't able to win the case. He knew he had a very good argument, but he was feeling a lot of doubt

Not only does he deal with his neighbors poorly, but his own family is also subjects of his relentless torturing. Scout recounts a conversation with Atticus, “It’s against the law all right,” said my father, “and it’s certainly bad, but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains” (Lee 34). He performs all of these acts with absolutely no punishment. After committing his most inhumane and vile act, the rape of his daughter and accusation of an innocent black man for the crime, he is finally put to trial. Ever since Atticus attempts to incarcerate him, Bob Ewell focuses on trying to harm Finch and his family. “Somehow, I could think of nothing but Mr. Bob Ewell saying that he’d get Atticus if it took him the rest of his life. Mr. Ewell almost got him, and it was the last thing he did” Scout recalls as she thinks about his maniac attempt to murder her and her brother. (Lee 306). Unsuccessful, Bob Ewell finally got what was coming to him as he subsequently “fell on his knife” (Lee 314). It is difficult to feel sympathy for Ewell because of his brutality and unethicality. An arguable case of karma, his life is cut short after harming many lives around him, and being guilty of Tom Robinson’s death. Even with all of these drastic events, Atticus Finch is still able to stay optimistic and

Days after the trial, Bob Ewell confronts Atticus, and Bob threatens and spits on Atticus as a sign of disrespect. Atticus recognizes that Bob will go home and take his anger out on “a household of children”, so he is glad to take a mature response, and just walk away (Lee 293). Even though it takes courage to stand up for oneself, but it takes even more to just walk away, which is exactly what Atticus does. Atticus makes a bold and smart choice, which teaches Scout and Jem to always remember to keep a level temper. Another form of courage that Atticus expresses is when talking about Mrs. Dubose. Atticus experiences a similar situation that is relatable to Mrs. Dubose when he knows he is going to lose the trial “before he [even begins]”, but begins anyway (Lee 149). Atticus tells his children that Mrs. Dubose expresses real courage, but ironically he so does he. The black community of Maycomb Atticus shows high appreciation and respect for him and his

Bob Ewell also tries to hurt Scout and Jem when they are walking home from the woods in order to personally attack Atticus and get some revenge, however thankfully his plan fails as Boo Radley shows up to save the kids who during the process end up killing Bob Ewell, thus putting an end to his reign of

Mr. Ewell accuses a black man named Tom Robinson of raping his daughter, and in court, Atticus disproves the accusation and destroys what pride Mr. Ewell has. Mr. Heck Tate, the sheriff, describes Ewell as a “‘Low down skunk with enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children. He’d never have met you face to face’” (Lee 360). Bob Ewell tries to murder Jem and Scout, and dies in the process. Mr. Ewell is a person that doesn’t have a glimmer of goodness in him. The sheriff indicates that crimes occur because of reckless people like Mr. Ewell that act without a conscious. Furthermore, Mr. Tate continued with “‘... there’s just some kind of men you have to shoot before you say hidy to ‘em. Even then, they ain’t worth the bullet it takes to shoot ‘em. Ewell ‘as one of ‘em’”(Lee 361). Mr. Tate means that someone who has committed immoral acts like Mr. Ewell’s is worth close to nothing. Instead of choosing the genteel way of admitting defeat and finding a solution for his family, Bob Ewell cowardly takes the path of revenge. He abandons his family and his life to attempt to avenge the loss of his pride. All towns have someone like Mr. Ewell, a man with a hostile personality and a black