Impressions Of Atticus Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Caring and noticeable is Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird take readers to the source of humans action, through faults and experiment, kindness and trouble, hatred and love, and the struggle between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and a single parent at Maycomb town in the 1930’s. He was set by the judge to defend the guy who was charged with raping a white woman: Tom Robinson(Black man). Friends and neighbors of Atticus Finch were not happy with the fight Atticus was putting up to defend the man who was charged for raping a white woman. Not only does Atticus enjoy being a lawyer, Atticus even enjoy being a father of Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch is a excellent character who is known for certain accomplishment and superior. He is known for many stuff. Atticus Finch has remained a hero in modern days for american literature for decades and an honorable figure due to his honesty as a parent, a lawyer, and a respectable community members.

Matt Berman from Common Sense Media commented, “This richly textured novel, woven from the strands of small-town life, lets readers walk in the shoes of one fully realized character after another.” To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the major messages is identity. Harper Lee lets the people look into the perspectives and identity of some of the characters that make it seem very life-like. In the novel, many characters possess both admirable and dislikable qualities which are shown through their actions. With the nurturing of her father, Scout contains the charming qualities of being courage and mature for her age. The father that instilled these characteristics in Scout, is Atticus Finch. While dealing with the stressful case of Tom Robinson, Atticus maintains to keep the likable aspects of sympathy and strong will. The antagonist in this novel fighting against Tom Robinson is Bob Ewell. Bob Ewell has instilled, in him, the terrible qualities of cruelty and racism. These life-like characters that Harper Lee illustrates gives people a clear vision of who the characters portray.

Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout, is a complex character from Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird. A complex character, also known as a Dynamic or Round character, undergoes a change as the plot unfolds. Atticus, as the story unfolds, becomes authoritative , serious, and grateful.

1) Jem Finch or Jeremy Atticus Finch is the most important character in Part 1 because of the actions he chose to make. When Jem and Scout were playing around with an old tire, (Pages 37 and 38) Jem accidentally pushed too hard, and the tire went flying over to the Radley’s house with Scout inside it. Once Scout gained consciousness, she scurried over to Jem, ignoring his orders to bring the tire back to him. Jem decided to face his fears of the Radley house, and he ran through the lawn to retrieve the tire. This is a coming of age scene because Jem chose to face his fears which showed that he was mature enough to ignore getting into an argument with Scout. Instead, he went in himself without any further complaints.

1. Harper Lee's novel is full of interesting and richly painted characters, but my favorite character would have to be Atticus Finch. Atticus is so pure, intelligent, and has a brain full of wisdom and great morals. He is truly a man of morals because he knowingly sticks by Tom Robinson's side even thought the town will shun and judge him. When it came to defending Tom, Atticus focused on doing what's right rather than focusing on his skin color. Apart from withholding wisdom and strong morals, Atticus Finch always remains calm and tranquil. Plenty of people in Maycomb talked bad about Atticus, starting with Ms. Dubose all the way to his own sister, Aunt Alexandra. No matter how wicked someone is towards Atticus he always finds a way to be

“Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement, and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent” -Bob Keeshan. Being a role model for your children is not just about telling your children what is wrong or right but parents also have lead by example to be the best possible role model. Atticus from To Kill A Mockingbird proves that he is a worthy role model for Scout. The qualities that Atticus displays that he is a role model is that he is generous and he is courageous.

I found Atticus Finch to be the most likeable character in the book. He was willing to represent a black man accused of a crime against a white women, knowing he would lose. Most lawyers at the time wouldn’t even have tried to make a plausible case. He tried to give Tom Robinson the fairest trial he could under the circumstances. I also liked Atticus’s parenting style. He spoke to Scout and Jem like adults, explaining to them what exactly was going on instead of sugarcoating it. Atticus was always calm and level-headed, even when he was in a bad situation.

Arthur Radley, neighbor of Jem and Scout Finch, not only exemplifies, but also lives up to the expectations of a literal mockingbird. Throughout the whole course of the

There is Atticus, the finch. He is the hero of the story, he helps many people and cares about

Atticus finch is a very wonderful person. Atticus finch is a calm person he never yells or use ant cussing words. Atticus nver whips the

One of the hallmarks of memorable literature is the creation of interesting, believable characters. This is a reason why Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is still remembered to this day. Harper Lee’s characters demonstrate realism through their actions and words, and I believe Atticus Finch is a fine example of such. There are many ways to describe Scout, due to the characterization displayed of her by Harper Lee.

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus raised his kids different then most townspeople would expect. For example, he doesn’t make Scout act like a girl, he lets them run all around town, and they are influenced by an African American woman. He doesn’t make Scout act like a girl. Scout doesn’t act or dress like the typical girl during that time period. A lot of people would disagree with the way she acts.

Building on the lessons of Calpurnia and Miss Maudie, Atticus aids in Scout’s maturation by showing her how to change her perspective. He teaches his most essential lesson in understanding others after Scout’s first day of school does not go well due to a close minded teacher: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view [...] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” (39). Knowing that seeing things from another ’s point of view will help enhance communication and reduce conflict, Atticus shares his knowledge in order to help his daughter mature and become more aware of how to function in her world. Atticus tells her that she has to change her perspective in order to get along with others,

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Miss Maudie Atkinson described what a mockingbird was to Scout, and I think there are many people who can be interpreted as a mockingbird. The one that stands out to me to be a mockingbird is Scout Finch. Miss Maudie describing to Scout what a mockingbird is, “...They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out us…” (Lee 119). Scout is a mockingbird because she does not harm anybody (to a certain consent), she is nice and loving to everybody that she meets, and she stands up for people. She does not care if somebody is black, stupid, or fat she would still want to be their friend. Scout asking if Walter can come over to their house, “‘He

Atticus shows many great traits throughout the book that makes him a great father and a great influence. One of these is humbleness. On many occasions, Atticus almost lowers his achievements and never brags. He sets a great example for his children, teaching them not to be proud and boastful, but to be humble and grateful. This is very apparent during the scene where Atticus shoots the mad dog. “‘If your father's anything, he’s civilized in his heart. Marksmanship’s a gift from God, a talent – oh, you have to practice to make it perfect, but shootin’s different from playing the piano or the like. I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things’” (Lee 130). He kept his best