Ricky Martin once said, “Heroes represent the best of ourselves respecting that we are human beings”. A hero is not necessarily someone who saves lives. There are times where heroes are not recognized as so. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses external conflict, diction, and metaphors to characterize Atticus Finch as an impartial hero. External Conflict is something Lee uses to strongly convey Atticus as an impartial hero. When Scout refuses to go back to school because of complications between her and her teacher, Atticus says, “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” (Lee 39). Atticus insists that Scout takes a moment to look at
