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How Did Atticus Finch Change The World

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There are an infinite number of paths a person can take in this world, and every choice you make can change the world in some way. Some people inspirational leaders, some people have a knack for farming, some people have the minds to be scientists or doctors, and some can change the world case by case as lawyers. Over the course of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch makes a difference in the world in multiple different ways. Some of these include the way he raises his children, his dedication to doing his best and doing what he needs to do, and his morality and honor. There was a time where Atticus Finch was married and was leading a steady life with his children, but when his youngest child, Scout, was two, his wife died, leaving him to …show more content…

It falls to him alone to teach them the lessons that they’ll need to survive in life. One example of a lesson that he taught would be when after a particularly trying first day of school, Scout comes home complaining about her new teacher. Atticus sits her down and tells her that “you never really understand a person... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (30). Atticus is an older man, and part of his job as a lawyer is seeing the world from all points of view. He understands the practical use of this lesson well, and so he passes it on to his children. This lesson will make Scout sympathise with the people around hers situations, even if she doesn’t like them or can’t relate, which will make her a more sympathetic person and will help her shape her life around her. Furthermore, Atticus had another chance to teach a lesson to one of his children when Jem, his son, in a fit of rage against Mrs.Dubose, a sour old woman who was a neighbor of the Finches, he cut off all of the buds on Mrs.Dubose’s camellias. In response to this, Atticus makes Jem read to her every night as both a lesson and a punishment. Eventually, after her death, he

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