Atticus Finch

As Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson, who is a black man. Many citizens of Maycomb don't understand his choices for doing so. Atticus is questioned by Scout, she asks him “If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why are you doing it?” Scout says that to Atticus because people from Scouts school have been telling her that defending a black man is a negative thing to do. By asking Atticus this, it shows that others see black people as lower class compared to others. As the majority of Maycomb see them that way, they don't understand why Atticus should and would defend them. Atticus sees the whole situation as him just “Simply defending a Negro,” because he sees everyone nas an equal which everyone else should too. As the citizens of Maycomb don't understand why Atticus is defending Tom, some finally start to see the trial just like Atticus. In chapter 15, a mob is called upon Atticus for defending Tom. It is led by Mr. Cunningham, who has a son named Walter, which Scout goes to school with. While the mob is after Atticus because of him defending Tom, Scout is able to stop the mob. She stops the mob by telling Mr. Cunningham about his son and how Atticus has helped their family, which then calms him down to see the mob isn't right. As Scout’s kindness towards Mr. Cunningham helps him decide to call off the mobs, it also helps him to see Atticus is a good person for defending and helping Tom Robinson because Atticus did the same towards him. Atticus’ choice to defend and help black people is hard to understand for many, butin the end it is important to realise why he choses to defend

Atticus practices the ethic of sympathy and understanding that he preaches to Scout and Jem and never holds a grudge against the people of Maycomb. He finds something to admire in everyone he meets. He recognizes that people have both good and bad qualities, and he is determined to admire the good while understanding and forgiving the bad. For example, in Chapter 19, Atticus chooses to respect the Ewell’s in the courtroom, who are otherwise seen as horrible people. “Well, Mr. Finch didn't act that way to Mayella and old man Ewell when he cross-examined them.

Jem learns from visiting Mrs. Dubose that not everything is how it seems at first glance. He also learns the value of courage and how it will later affect him as he matures into an adult. From what is described, the readers can draw a conclusion that Mrs. Dubose is impolite and bitter towards the children and is not afraid to speak her thoughts about Atticus defending Tom Robinson. As a result, Jem carries out his anger by destroying her flowers. He is later punished by Atticus by having to read to Mrs. Dubose certain days of the week for a period of time and work on her flowers. Through this process Jem is able to control his impulses and show kindness to those around him even if he does necessarily want to. This shows that Jem is becoming more of a young adult rather than a child. He also realizes that Mrs. Dubose is actually a woman of

Throughout the novel, Jem is influenced by a variety of people and circumstances. His surroundings and the people that he grew up with influenced his outlook on life and persuaded him into a well developed young man. First and foremost, his father Atticus established morals, and guidelines and consequently lead him into adulthood. He provided wisdom and insight into a future for Jem, free from inequality and abundant in fairness. Mrs. Dubose, although biased and cruel, was a figure of courage for Jem to learn from. Throughout the case, Jem was constantly reiterating his opinion on how he believed none of it was right. At the end of the novel, Jem was put in the worst situation at such a young age, almost being murdered. Luckily, the outcome

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird is a historical-fiction written by Harper Lee. The novel’s main character and narrator Jean Louise (Scout) Finch is introduced to many of the world’s hardships, and its harsh realities. Standing as Scout’s father is Atticus Finch, leading her down the path of righteousness, fairness, and equality. Atticus is an excellent father, whom leaves little to be desired on the topic of parenting. He shows his superb parenting in numerous ways- ranging from the allowing of his children to have their own walks of life, raising his children as individuals, and not hiding his children from the true evils of the world.

Atticus believes that all human beings should be equal, entitled to justice regardless of circumstances, which can be seen in the Tom Robinson trial he had defended. Events that happened in To Kill A Mockingbird evinced Atticus’s deep belief in justice for all. When he was assigned to defend Tom Robinson, an African American, in a trial, he did not decline because he believed that man was innocent and deserved a fair trial, despite his class and race. He acknowledges that fact that “when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins.”, the high possibility that he will lose, but puts in maximum effort to give Tom Robinson a shot at justice. Atticus declares if he had not picked up the case, he “couldn’t hold [his] head in town, represent this county in the legislature, [he] couldn't even tell [Scout] or Jem not to do something again" Atticus’s actions are the epitome of fighting for justice, which is what the real hero of Maycomb should be comprised

In many circumstances, people show different ways of reacting to a problem. People react with anger, or revenge. Yet some react with wisdom and level-headedness. Although fictional, the character Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird has the attributes of the wise father figure of the classic novel. Atticus never spoke out against anyone or acted for his own selfishness; but kept his eyes focused on the ones he loved.

Imagine living in a world where people expect you to help someone, but having the rest of the world be against you. Helping someone can provided you with lots of hope which can be taken right away. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a man Atticus Finch a father to Jem and Scout Finch, who portrays different traits of taking a stand throughout the entire course of the novel. Atticus being a lawyer takes on the case of Tom Robinson, an African American man in Maycomb County, being charged innocently of rape towards Mayella Ewell. He takes on the case of Tom Robinson not letting the color of his skin change his beliefs about the case but takes on the case based on his personality.

Despite the controversy, Atticus has enough integrity to stand by his actions because he knows that it is the right thing to defend Tom Robinson. In order to do the right thing, Atticus stands up to the mob of men trying to attack Tom Robinson outside of the jail. Because Atticus takes the case of Tom Robinson, many angry people want to make their message clear that they will never see Tom as anything more than a black man. So when the mob of men try to get into the jail to beat and most likely kill Tom Robinson, Atticus defends Tom by being ready to face the mob of angry men because of his unwillingness to leave. Most white people in Maycomb would not protect a black person if it meant life or death.

Atticus’ actions implied that he was the only honest lawyer in the South in the story. For example, he faithfully defended Tom Robinson, though everyone in Maycomb was against him and threatened him and his family. Atticus conveyed his unwavering integrity and respected everyone in the courtroom, though they were at fault. Atticus also stated his reasons as to he he is defending Tom Robinson, saying, “The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again. […]

He specifically, as a man in Maycomb, is respected for both his occupation and personality, so when he chooses to represent Tom Robinson, who is black man charged with “supposedly” raping a white woman, outrage breaks out in the town itself, and as a result Atticus is repeatedly scrutinized and even threatened for representing Tom. From the case’s initial conception, Atticus knew what the final ruling was to be, but he chose to keep representing Tom despite knowing the case’s true outcome. Tom’s innocence is evident from the “get go” but due to the racial bias that was present in the courtroom itself, Tom was at a severe disadvantage when it came to truthfully revealing his innocence. Mayella chose to go along with her father’s (Bob Ewell) plan to accuse Tom, because Bob Ewell did indeed “rape” his daughter and because Tom had the closest “relationship” with Mayella, she chose to blame him for something her father

After Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose flowers, Atticus forces him to read to Mrs. Dubose everyday to help her break her addiction. He later explains his reasoning behind his punishment, saying “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in the hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what…”

In his work, he finds that, “‘The defendant is not guilty, but someone in the courtroom is’” (203). By firmly sticking to the fact that Tom is innocent, Atticus valiantly takes a stand against the societal normalities of the time period. Members of the town are knowledgeable of Tom’s innocence, yet fail to assert their opinion, so Atticus opens up the pathway for them to speak out. For his closing statements, Atticus conveys the message that “‘...all men were created equal’” (211). Before the trial began, he was aware that Tom would be found guilty. Nevertheless, Atticus went ahead with the trial, and exposed the hidden reality of the racism in Maycomb. As Atticus left the courtroom, “...the Negroes were getting to their feet” (211). The African-Americans stand for Atticus as a way of showing their respect for him. While they were also aware that Tom would be found guilty, their respect is for the effort Atticus

To begin, Jem’s first signs of maturity is when he reads to old Mrs. Dubose. In the novel, Jem ruins Mrs. Dubose’s flowers because she said an offensive comment to him about his father. Jem is then punished by having to read to Mrs.Dubose everyday after school. Sometimes, when Jem read to her, he realized that she would start to drool or her mouth would start to foam up but because he was forced to read he kept going. Later on, Atticus explained to Jem that she had a addiction to morphine and that reading to her in those moments helped her overcome her addiction (Lee 184). At this moment, Jem starts to realize that the town he lives in is more complex than than he ever believed. He starts to

“To Kill a Mockingbird”, an acclaimed novel by Harper Lee, is recognized throughout the world. The novel follows a lawyer and his children prior to and during a legal case to defend a black male. That lawyers name is Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is not just an ordinary father. He teaches his children things no parent of the 1930s, or even the modern time period, would think of doing. His style parenting, compared to modern day parenting and parenting in the 1930s, is unique and is not traditionally the way a parent wants to raise their child.