Summary Of Atticus Finch In 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

Atticus is one of the least innocent people in the story he deals with law and he’s had to shoot rabid dogs. But what Atticus does is more to protect his kids. He’s even explained to them, "Scout," said Atticus, "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose. It's hard to explain—ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It's slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody."(109)

Atticus said to Scout, ‘ nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don’t mean anything-like snot nose. It’s hard to

He does this by looking at people of color as equal to himself. Atticus does not belittle or discriminate against African Americans and treats them as normal humans, opposed to the rest of his town. In the text it says, “ ‘You aren’t really nigger-lover then, are you?’ ‘I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody…’ “ This shows Atticus owning up to being fond of African Americans. Nigger-lover was a rude term used, in their time, to describe someone who associates themselves with black people. Anyone called that name was usually frowned upon. It takes courage to claim something that everyone sees as

There are birds who sing their own songs, like mockingbirds, songbirds, and finches, but there are also unique songs that are sung by each and every one of us. “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is a book about coming of age and it is shown at the end of the book when Scout and Jem are behaving more like adults than ever. Three characters in the story “To Kill a Mockingbird”, that I believe impacted it a lot, were Atticus FInch, Scout also known as Jean Louise Finch, and Boo Radley who is also known as Mr. Arthur Radley. These three characters have been caring, nice, and protective throughout the whole book. As I was saying everyone sings their own song in the world, it's how they change or affect the world itself.

True role models are those who possess the qualities that we would want to have in the near future and those who interest us in a way that make us want to be a better person. They teach us more about ourselves and encourage us to make better choices. A role model is not just someone who is successful, but someone who has had similar experiences that we have had. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates that Atticus Finch is a true role model. Over the course of the novel, Atticus stands up for his beliefs, respects everyone despite who they are and behaves as a true father. Atticus is truly the ideal role model.

Despite the influences all around him from his family, town, and society, Atticus keeps an open heart to any race, and refuses to stoop to the low level of racism.The sole fact of Atticus’s drive to protect Tom Robinson despite all the possible harm it could bring to those he loves. At every chance he gets, he passes on words of nurture to his children to instill kindness towards all people, despite any scenario. When Scout confronts Atticus about hearing him called the term, “nigger lover”, Atticus defuses the term by explaining that the term doesn’t truly mean anything and that he loves all people. “‘Scout,’ said Atticus, ‘nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose. It's hard to explain—ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It's slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody.’

Last week Atticus Finch defended Tom Robinson in court against Bob and Mayella Ewell. The girl has said that Tom came into her room, beat her, and raped her. Tom gave a different point of view. His story depicts him walking passed the Ewell place when Mayella called him in to the fence, asking him to chop up a chifforobe for her. After he did, she asked him to help her get a nickel off the shelf, and when he stood on the chair to get it she grabbed him around the legs and tried to kiss him. Both sides only had one thing in common, the chifforobe that needed chopping. Judge Taylor and the jury heard two sides of the gruesome story while the rest of the courtroom listened from the benches. Mr. Finch took a hard loss on Tuesday, even though his

It is widely believed that Atticus Finch is one of the greatest heroes of modern literature. My opinion varies greatly with this remark. Atticus Finch is not a hero because he only had greater morals than the people of his time, he wanted to be a good role model for his children, and was only doing his job as a lawyer. It was his responsibility to defend Tom Robinson and give him an honest trial. He may have done things out of the way, but that was just to demonstrate his point. Atticus also never did anything for the benefit of other people. He only put himself in danger to prove his point.

My opinion of Atticus is that he is a very good and caring father. He isn’t like most of the people in Maycomb. He doesn’t discriminate towards the african americans and he thinks that they should be treated the same as whites. Atticus is trying to teach his kids the same which I feel is good because if he doesn’t teach them then they will take after the people of Maycomb and become racist individuals. Calpurnia, who is the maid of the Finches house and also acts as a mother towards the kids. She is african american, but she is treated very fairly and is paid. It’s almost as if she’s a part of the family.

As we were reading to kill a mockingbird I realized that Atticus Finch Is a really great father and lawyer. What really caught my eye in the book was when they accused Tom Robinson of allegedly raping Mayella Ewell. The fact that Tom Robinson only has one good arm and is left handed when Mayella Ewell had punch marks on her along with her neck being choked, all the evidence that Atticus presented showed that Tom Robinson was innocent. And then Tom Robinson ends up being guilty and what happened to him at the kind of end wasn't right and all Atticus wanted was justice and what end up happening to Tom Robinson was very unfair, just because of his skin color. If I was in Atticus position I would be disappointed because you would think people would see all the injustice happening at this time. And would see that what was happening ruined his life and they wouldn't like if that happen to them.

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.

"Scout," said Atticus, "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything like snot-nose. It's hard to explain ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It's slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody."

In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is represented as the stereotypical, all well-knowing fatherly figure to Jem and Scout, and more than oftenly teaches them moral lessons and how to behave as they are transitioning into young adulthood.  Three values that Atticus Finch heavily instills within his children is to live humbly, swear by equality, and have respect for everyone no matter what color your skin is or what you believe in.  These values shape and mold each Jem and Scout into independently minded children who learn wrong from right as the book’s plotline continues.

“You aren't really a nigger-lover, then, are you?" (Lee 107-09). "I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you.” (Lee 107-09). This quote is one of many that show how racism is used in the story. In this quote Scout has heard someone call Atticus a nigger lover because he is Tom Robinsons lawyer and he is trying to his best job to help him as he can (Lee). Scout doesn’t really understand at first what a nigger lover is until Atticus explains it to her.

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch proves to be one of the most inspirational fictional characters of the twentieth century. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Maycomb County, Alabama. When a trial of a black man who supposedly raped a white female, the ugly racist truth comes out of the white privileged inhabitants of Maycomb. However, true to his character, Atticus Finch continues to fight for justice for the accused Tom. In this time of hate, Atticus proves to be fair, wise and morally upright, and a passionate lawyer. While the air is tense and hostile, Atticus does not let that impede on what he knows to be correct.