Atticus Finch's Fight

Living in the sleepy town of Macomb, Alabama, Scout Finch and her brother Jem Finch go on different adventures with their foreign comrade Dill. In doing so, they discover Arthur Radley also known as Boo an old man who has never ventured out past his doorstep. There father, Atticus, a peaceful and quiet lawyer and their black maid Calpurnia teach them import lesson about racial equality. During the fall Dill returns home and Scout goes to school. She detests it, for she is very smart and too advanced for the class. During school Jem and scout find a hole in a tree filled with gum. They take the gum, but little do they know that Arthur Radley had placed it there for them to enjoy. Later in that year they spy on boo only to discover that he wanted to be left alone.

My job is to oversee and assess cases in a court of law. Unbiased and fair, am I wrong? I, and everyone in the justice system, should have a clear mind to determine whether a man is guilty or innocent. Yes, that’s how it’s suppose to be...

Atticus finch ,the best lawyer in Maycomb county, was sitting nervously in his chair as he waited for the town judge to arrive in court. Tim Robinson, atticus client, was sitting right next to Atticus.About, an hour the judge came into the courtroom and was ready to go. When they called Robinson to the stand, he tried to persuade the judge that she forced herself on him. But, the judge was not taking his word for it ,and charged him with rape.

Scout and Jem soon discover that their father is defending a black man named Tom Robinson who’s accused of raping Mayella Ewell. In school and around the neighborhood, the siblings have to deal with nasty opinions of their father and racial slurs. Both Jem and Scout find it difficult to keep their tempers as

Being courageous is very difficult and one is not courageous without risks. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a story surrounding folks in a town where courage is a necessity to living a life of good morals. Atticus Finch, a lawyer, is assigned to a case where he is set to defend a black man against a white and therefore needs to muster up all the courage he can to take the case and attempt to prove the man innocent. His children, Jem and Scout spend just under a year living around the case and grow to be great people because of their father’s ideals and beliefs. They learn that to have great courage, one must have great kindness and that all people in the end are equal. Lee exemplifies courage through many

“Finch knows from the first that he cannot win the case, but he is glad to have made what he calls ‘the shadow of a beginning’ (235) toward justice under the law” (Hall 140). This trial of Atticus’ was one he knew he would not win, but he still fought for the truth. Despite the fact that the man did not rape the woman, because of the color of his skin, and the fact that it was during the 1930’s he would without a doubt be the one convicted. Throughout this court case, Jem and Scout are forced to see first hand the injustice in this world. While most everyone accuses the black man, Scout sees the man for his true character.

When Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman, the white population of the town is baffled as to why Atticus would defend somebody whom they believe is surely guilty. The information spreads that Atticus is defending Tom, and Cecil Jacob, one of Scout’s classmates, announces in the schoolyard that Scout’s father defends “niggers”. Scout fights Cecil at first, but when Cecil again brings up that topic the next day, Scout “...drew a bead on him, remembered what Atticus had said, then …walked away”(102). Although there will inevitably be some name calling directed at Scout after this incident, Scout is undeterred and backs down from the fight, knowing that the insults will not affect her in the long term. This shows that Scout has the courage to know that unimportant matters are not worth fighting

Atticus returns from the state capital to explain to the kids why Aunt Alexandra has come to live with them.Aunt Alexandra tries to get Atticus to talk to the kids about their family pride, but all he can do is make Scout cry so he gives up on it, and makes Aunt Alexandra drop it too. .Scout asks Atticus what rape is, and he tells her. Atticus makes Scout obey her Aunt Alexandra, even though her views on what Scout should and shouldn’t do are different from his. Atticus defends Calpurnia when Aunt Alexandra wants to get rid of her. When the kids find Dill under Scout’s bed, Atticus talks to his family and arranges for him to stay. One night a group of men come to talk to Atticus about their fears concerning the Tom Robinson case. The next night, Atticus camps out in front of the jail where Tom is being held. When the kids turn up, Atticus is afraid for their safety, but ultimately he is relieved that they kept the situation from turning ugly. Atticus goes to court to

When her first day of school ends, Scout talks to her father about quitting it. She argues with Atticus, saying “-listen Atticus, I don’t have to go to school!” (Lee 33). She feels that she does not need it as she already knows how to read and write. But her father advises her that staying in school would be beneficial for her. She ends up listening to Atticus and stays in school. This proves the Scout takes her father's advice and ends up staying in school . After a couple of school days went by, Scout runs into another dilemma. A student by the name of Cecil Jacobs starts making fun of Scout because her dad is presently defending a black person in court rather than defending the white person. At this time white people were superior compared to blacks. When Scout tells her father she wants to fight him, he tells her to not fight anyone and ignore children who make fun of her because of him. She listens to her father and turns her back on people who did make fun of her for it. The author shows Scout’s maturity as she gains enough courage to tell her father about the situation instead of taking matters into her own hands. Also, she feels that her father would be disappointed if she did not listen to him. This shows us that she is developing concern for the negative actions she is tempted to do. As the novel progresses, Atticus teaches Scout about people's perspectives. He tells

For my essay I choose the coexistence of good and evil within society as well as within individuals. Good and evil attract to one another. Its seen in the present and as well in the past though stories of Luke and Darth Vader and Batman and Joker. There cant be a good and no evil. The coexistence of good and evil in represented in the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee.

the next day the kids see a rapid dog slowly moving down the street they tell Atticus this when the rest of the street hears about this they know that the dog needs to be killed but they can't tell the owner. when the dog getting close enough Atticus takes out a rifle and shoots the dog the kids ask him how he had such a good aim. miss Maudie tells them about him being One-shot Finch and how he shot fifteen times and hit fourteen doves. Meanwhile, the tension built in Maycomb after Atticus was assigned to defend Tom Robinson, an African-American man accused of raping white women, Mayella Ewell, the eldest daughter of Bob Ewell, one of the town drunks and perhaps one of the porrets white man in town. Being a man of high moral principles, Atticus refuses to pass on the case to another lawyer and instead stands firm in his conviction to defend Tom. Scout and Jem respect this but the rest of the town doesn't. Mrs. Dubose, a mean old woman who sits out on her porch shouts at passersby,says terrible things about Atticus that Jem cuts down her camellias with Scouts baton. his punishment for this is to read to Mrs. Dubose every

In the beginning, the story starts in a small boring tired old town which is Maycomb in Alabama where there is nothing to do or to buy. Jem who was 10 years old and his little sister Scout who was 6 years old were living with their old satisfactory father whose name is Atticus Finsh in their small house. Since Their mother died when they were little, Calpurnia who considered as their housemaid takes care of them, she almost like a mother for them. Scout is the narrator of this novel, she seemed so nostalgic thinking about her childhood, taking the readers to the root of the human behavior by showing us specific details and emotions. Once in the summer, when Jem and Scout were playing in the back yard, they met Dill, who was a very confident neat boy that looked smaller than his real age. Dill was staying at his aunt house which is next door to Jem and Scout Finch 's house. In that summer, Dill

Along with her brother Jem, Scout learn numerous life lessons from Atticus Finch, the main character and Scout and Jem’s father. He serves as a role model for his children as he defends a black man, falsely accused of rape. Harper Lee is effective in depicting

The concluding sentence of chapter says, “but I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized that he wanted me to hear every word he said.” Uncle Jack and Atticus were having a conversation about the Tom Robinson case

26. Scout and Jem faced Social consequences when Atticus decided to represent Tom Robinson. Both of the kids got insulted. Instead of sulking about the kids got angry. When Francis called Atticus a “nigger-lover”, Scout beat him up. She got in trouble, because Uncle Jack didn't hear her side of the story. Mrs Dubose said something mean about Atticus which made Jem really mad and he decided to destroy her flowers. Then he got in trouble and had to read to her.