Atticus Eulogy

On page 187 it says, “Dill’s eyes flickered at Jem, and Jem looked at the floor. Then he rose and broke the remaining code of our childhood. He went out of the room and down the hall. ‘Atticus,’ his voice was distant, ‘can you come here a minute, sir?’” When Jem did this it represented him moving on in a way. As he grows up he starts to take responsibility. Jem starts to recognize the influence he has on Dill and Scout; they don't take this very well. Jem begins to set a positive example on them to help lead them onto a positive path. Jem losing his innocence and becoming more mature causes him to see from a big brother

Throughout Scout and Jem’s childhoods, their father Atticus was always there for them. Atticus always made sure he made time to talk to his children and teach them valuable life skills. Atticus taught both his children to read before they began schooling. Although he was ridiculed for it by Scout’s teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, who told Scout “Your father does not know how to teach (page 28)”, by teaching Scout to read he gave her

Martin Luther King Jr. famously said “I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”. Even though Atticus Finch is not black, he still thinks they same way as Martin Luther King Jr. and still wants the same for his children: a society with equality for all races. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, he delivers a persuasive speech in order to free an innocent black man. Even though he does not win the case, Atticus succeeds in making an impact on the future of racism in Maycomb. By using logic in his closing speech, Atticus forces the town to examine their awareness of the prejudice in their own lives.

Since Jem enjoys doing "manly" things, Scout does them as well for she does not know any better and she wants to gain Jem's respect for her. As time goes by, Jem starts to mature himself, from an irresponsible boy to a sensitive, gentlemen, Mister Jem; he is always Scout's adored older brother. As Scout gets older, her Aunt Alexandra decides to try and get Scout to act more like the Jean Louise that she wants her be. The only time that Aunt Alexandra was around for a long period of time was during the trial when she came to live with the Finches when Atticus was the lawyer for Tom. Even though she disagrees with her brother, Atticus, with his way of raising his children, especially Scout, who should be taught to be a lady believes that in time, she will "come around"

          Continuing,  as Jem is seeing things from others point of views, he grows in his maturity which leads to him to act as adult. An example of this is when Scout and Aunt Alexandra, who is very determine to keep a good reputation to the family name, get into an argument regarding the

Closing Remarks In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch, the main character's father makes his closing remarks to the jury before they decide Tom Robinson's fate. In Atticus's summation speech he uses four literary devices in an attempt to make an effective speech to the jury which are diction, syntax, imagery, and irony. He combines those four literary elements in his speech to undertake the task of attempting to persuade the jury to put aside their prejudice toward Tom Robinson and justly give Tom robinson the verdict he deserves.

scout and Jem Finch are growing up in the tired old Alabama town of Maycomb. Their father, Atticus, is the local lawyer and as a single parent tries to raise his children with honor and respect to their individualism. With the Depression on times are hard,

Jem had changed throughout the story from acting like a child and doing things that children do to becoming more mature and taking part in the

We can also tell that Jem is changing, growing up when he says “Scout I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in his house all the time… it’s because he wants to stay inside”. Jem is understanding that people have some sort of a choice to do what they want, meaning that if Boo doesn’t want to come out then he doesn’t have to he can do what he pleases. I think that Jem’s maturity mostly advanced after the Tom Robinson trial. Jem was furious after Tom Robinson was accused guilty as he thought there was not enough evidence

“ People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.” by Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is just one example used by the Author Harper Lee in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. There are many powerful people in this book but some of the best are the quiet but impactful ones. They have many opportunities to speak up and share their opinions like everyone else but instead choose to stand out and say it in their own ways. The quietest people are often the most powerful. Some people might disagree and say because they are quit they don’t have anything good or powerful to say.

With Atticus as his role model, Jem starts to follow his father’s footsteps throughout the book. One day, when Atticus bravely shot a mad dog that ran rampant through the streets of Maycomb, Jem started to understand what it really meant to have courage. Unfortunately, Jem’s bravery shows his foolhardiness when he nearly becomes a shooting victim in an attempt to get Boo Radley out of the house. However, Jem’s fearlessness also displays maturity when a drunken mob with violent intentions surrounds Atticus. With his father in trouble, Jem shows a character quality that greatly resembles his dad. “Mutual defiance made them alike.” (15) In the end, Jem’s actions saved Atticus from injury.

A gigantic topic that was rehashed throughout the entirety of the novel was his loyalty to his family. As said by Scout, “Every night Atticus would read us the sports pages of the newspapers.” (Lee 126) This quote, by itself,

He has two children, Scout and Jem, and his wife died when Scout was only two. He is self-educated, and tries to encourage his children to have a love of learning and enjoy literature as much as he does. Atticus is nearly fifty and wears glasses because his left eye is nearly blind. His strong sense of justice, sympathy, ability to

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows us how Jem changed his perspective and matured throughout the novel in his understanding of other people. Jem is 10 years old who lives with his father, Atticus and his little sister Scout. Although the novel is narrated by Scout the reader can see the perspective of how Jem matures. They are both put in situations that make Jem question his way of thinking. The people around Jem influenced him on how to gain a greater understanding of the world around him. At the beginning of the novel Jem is still trying to figure out his mentality and has a lot of moods because he is growing up.

I could tell from his anxious and distant eyes and his trudging footsteps that something had gone wrong. It reminded me of him coming home after the Robinson trial. His frustration and defeat were foreign to me. He had been suffering since the case made its way close to his heart - although he would never admit to it. The house now lacked the warmth it once radiated. Atticus has been spending all his hours in that little office of his and the poor children had so little time with their father. They were always eager to see him, but since Atticus’s assignment to Tom Robinson’s case, they have met only their father’s sheer fatigue and his desire to be isolated. Jean Louise especially had been missing her night readings with Atticus. The girl waited for him each night, only to be left