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Atticus Heroic Qualities

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A hero is someone who does right. In Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird. the characters demonstrate heroic qualities. Atticus Finch, to be exact. Nellie Harper Lee is the author of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. The novel immediately won a Pulitzer Prize. The wonderful novel was inspired by the racist attitudes she observed as a child in Monroeville, Alabama. Harper Lee is currently alive and thriving at the ae of 89. Some say her book is based on education. Others say the purpose is to address racial issues, and judging people before you get to know them. Throughout the book, Scout has to learn not to judge. Atticus is also in a rather judgmental situation with Tom Robinson, and defending him in the good ole’ court in Maycomb, Alabama. …show more content…

Atticus has integrity, because being judged would usually cause a person to give up. He even has a black maid! Cooking with grace, Calpurnia has to block out all of the people judging her. Atticus demonstrates heroic qualities that have inspired others to be moral humans, and even some become lawyers. He shows a trait many others don’t have. Loyalty. Atticus Finch has all the characteristics of one who is loyal holds. In Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus demonstrates the heroic qualities of intelligence, consideration and bravery. In Lees To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus portrays courage, even in times of worry. Atticus had to deal with a lot of people plotting against him, because of the fact that he is taking up the side of justice which is also with an African man. First, Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson. He knows that this is not popular and that he will get teased for it. Moreover, he knows he’s going to lose the case. He commits, because it is the moral thing to do, which requires courage. “Atticus, are we going to win it?” “No, honey.” “Then why-““Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no

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