Atticus Finch Prejudice

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, readers are able to see the ways in which Scout, Jem, and Dill learn valuable life lessons as they progress throughout the story. The book is narrated by Scout, a twelve-year old girl, who takes part in many adventures with her older brother Jem ranging from games at the house of their neighbor, “Boo” Radley, to witnessing her father, Atticus Finch, defend a black man, Tom Robinson, from being wrongfully accused of rape. While many may argue that To Kill a Mockingbird should not be taught in class, the values taught by the characters help to argue that it should be taught to classes.

Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, follows multiple dynamic characters, including, Atticus Finch. Atticus is the father of two other main characters, Jem and Scout Finch; as he raises them on his own, we learn that he is honest to his children and leads them by example. Atticus is able to positively influence Jem and Scout, teaching them to respect and be considerate of others throughout the story. In Part One of the story, we quickly learn that Atticus is a wise, considerate father.

In the novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ siblings Jem and Scout begin to learn the harsh effects of racism, specifically in the ninth chapter after their father accepts a job defending a black man in court. Jem and Scout are bombarded with name-calling and harsh stares from their classmates, family members and neighbors, and quickly learn to understand what kind of aftermath racism has on it’s victims. The siblings are growing up in an era where racism was normalized, however, the events in chapter nine, where Cecil Jacobs tells Scout “‘....your daddy’s a disgrace…’” (pg 76) and Scouts own cousin Francis tells her “‘....it [Atticus defending a black man] certainly does mortify the rest of the family.’” (pg 83) give her a taste of the pain that

Jem Finch the other child of Atticus he’s the brother of Scout and is full of wonder about the world.Jem’s happy go lucky personality changed after the trial of Tom which ended in a guilty verdict. Jem realized that the court system wasn’t fair nothing was fair if you were a person of color at that time. Jem expresses his wonder about racism in this quote. “If there’s just one kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike,why do they go out of their way to despise each other?” (Lee 231).The quote shows just how much Jem is bothered by the fact that people are treated different

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee there are a variety of different challenges faced in the 1960s, but with a twist. Instead of being narrated by an adult, it is narrated from the viewpoint of a child. One of the hardest problems the child, Scout Finch, faces is being surrounded by prejudice citizens that live in her town. She can’t quite understand why the people aren’t as accepting as her and the entire Finch family is. The same problem of prejudice is shown during the time of Hitler’s dictatorship as well. The mass amount of death of the Jews at that time all comes back to one problem, prejudice.

Prejudice and discrimination is looked down upon, yet people still continue to be judgmental and have preconceived assumptions about others. It is a common thing that still happens in today’s society. To be particular, racial discrimination is one example of prejudice and is based solely on the color of one’s skin. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson is a caring individual who tries his hardest to treat everyone he meets with appreciation and respect. However, he is African American, which influences him and the other characters' lives in different ways. All he wants to do is help out another character, Mayella, which inevitably costs him his life in the end. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the character of Tom Robinson to illustrate the fact that innocent people are sometimes victimized to a racist society.

To Kill A Mockingbird: The purpose behind Atticus defending an African-American Advocating for one’s diverse morals and ideology is what makes an impact on society. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee illustrates this idea through the noble character, Atticus Finch. As the father of two young children, Jem and Scout, Atticus tries his best to raise his children adequately. By schooling them to not judge based on one’s race or background, the children accumulate a considerable amount of wisdom. Their father’s character is persistent, calm, and patient when facing most situations, which may be a result of his line of work.

The most common prejudice people encounter is that of race. During Tom Robinson’s trial this type of prejudice is shown. Tom was a black man accused of raping a white woman, a crime that is punishable by the death penalty. Even though all of the evidence should prove him innocent, the jury still found him guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt. The justice system didn’t allow this man to have a fair trial because of racial prejudice. The character Jem was heartbroken by consequence of racism “His face was streaked with angry tears, ‘it ain’t right’ he muttered.” (212). The jurors had disregarded Tom’s credibility or that of the other witnesses. All they could focus on was his race because they could not see though the frost in that window.

Atticus teaches Jem and scout a number of important lessons which will help them in life. However tolerance is one of the most important, because if people tolerate one another then things like war or racism will not exist, and they are two of the biggest areas of conflict in the world. Atticus models tolerance for his children by taking the case of and accused rapist. He defends a black man even though most of the town is against it and treat him discourteously because of it. Scout went against her father’s wishes by not

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are a wide variety of characters throughout the story. There is a father named Atticus Finch. He is a father of two children named Jem and Scout. Atticus wants to set a good example for his children and make sure that they make the right decisions as they grow up. He is an attorney defending a black man named Tom Robinson. This was tough for Atticus because during this case he lived in a majority white county in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus believes that he should stand up for what is right even if the whole county disagrees with him.

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is about two children, Jem and Scout, and their relationships with their father, Atticus. The children raise themselves growing up, many people would say they were irresponsible, but they are both appear to be intelligent individuals. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird the novel demonstrates a rigid class structure and social stratification in the County of Maycomb. People should not be judged by their social class, they should be judged on their personality.

Go Set a Watchman is the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird and follows on the story of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, now 26 years old and living in New York, goes back home to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her 72 year-old father, Atticus Finch. This time in the story of Go Set a Watchman, Atticus is racist to the blacks, all for the reason for a better cause.

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been widely praised and opens with an awakening to racism and prejudice in the South. (cite) Throughout the book, Scout and Jem learn to be guided by faith, and not circumstances. Not only do they mature and discover their personalities, but they learn to embrace and encourage idealism. In To Kill a Mockingbird we learn important biblical lessons that we can apply to our daily lives.

Their father, Atticus Finch, is a prominent lawyer who had agreed to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Mr. Robinson had been accused of raping a white woman. Because of Atticus's decision, Jem and Scout are being abused and bullied by other children. Especially when they go to Finch's Landing and celebrate Christmas with their family, Aunt Alexandra, Uncle Jimmy, Uncle Jack, and Aunt Alexandra and Uncle Jimmy's grandson, Francis. The Finches' black cook, Calpurnia, take the children (Jem and Scout) to the First Purchase, an all-black church. Where the close-knit and warm community embraces the children with open

Scout fought Cecil Jacobs because he said her dad defends niggers. When Scout ask Atticus about it he tells her not to say niggers so she says Negros. Atticus tells Scout no matter how bad things get that they are still their friends and that is still their home. Uncle Jack comes for Christmas and gives Scout and Jem guns. They went to Finch’s Landing and Francis was there he called Atticus a “nigger-lover” and said he was saying Atticus would ruin the family and lets Scout and Jem run around with stray dogs (Dill). Scout got mad and punched him and Uncle Jack “Licked” her. At home Uncle Jack listened to Scouts side of the story and didn’t want Francis to get away with what he