One importing quote in the story that helps this thought is at the end of the trial, even though he lost the blacks in the back of the court stand up to respect him for what he did. Another prominent about Atticus is his big play in the father figure for Jem & Scout. This may sound insignificant as a hero thing However, with Jem & Scout not having mother/mother figure( excluding Cal)this can put a strain on both kids but Atticus is very responsible in taking care of the kids. One quote is when Atticus rushes home to save the town and kids from the mad dog which must have looked cool in Jem and scouts eyes.…
In the small town of Maycomb, Mississippi, the issues of racism, prejudice, and stereotypes are prominent in the lives of many characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The main characters Scout and Jem are the children of Atticus Finch a well esteemed lawyer with an admirable heart, unlike most of the unjust white men in the story. Jem, Scout, and their close friend Dill are full of curiosity, vigor, and credulity; they are often found scouting out the Radley Place in search of the Boo Radley, who is quite vicious and psychotic, according to local stories and stereotypes. During the summer, the children try leaving notes, attempt to sneak a peek into the Radley place, and even create a game based off of the manic stories of Boo, but each attempt is to no avail and results in chiding from Atticus for…
Atticus represents morality and reason. He never rethinks his position on an issue. He parents in a quite unique way, he treats his children as adults, answering any question they have, never lying to them. Atticus uses this approach not only with his children, but with everything else in his life .…
An example that reflects this personality of his would be this quote by Atticus about Bob Ewell: “It’s against the law , all right,” said my father, “ and it’s certainly bad, but when a man who spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. I don’t know of any landowner who begrudges those children any game their father can hit.(page) " This statement here mentions Bob Ewell’s fondness of drink, enough that he would rather let his children starve so he can have a glass of whiskey. This by Mr. Gilmer and Mr. Ewell’s response will show clearly how Bob is ignorant: “ About your writing with your left hand, are you ambidextrous, Mr. Ewell?”, to which Mr. Ewell replies, “ I…
Another thing Atticus understands is how stereotypes are no more than people’s opinions. Scout was constantly being told to act more lady-like, but Atticus told her “he didn’t mind [her] much the way [she] was” (108). Also, even after hearing years and years of gossip about people, Atticus still never stopped telling people “you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them” (374). Finally, Atticus is always Atticus. He never strays from his morals or goes against his preaching: “‘He’s the same in the courtroom as he is on the public streets’” (266).…
In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the love story between Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson is obvious. This is evidenced when Atticus is confronted by Scout about his reason for defending Robinson if it caused disapproval of him and their family from many, “...if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again”(Lee 76). First, this shows Atticus executing one aspect of agape—he acknowledged that he is connected to a man he barely knew and this connections would mean his inaction would be detrimental to himself. Indeed, if he were not to act in defence for his “brother”, as King would refer to people on earth being brothers to each other,…
Everyone in the world knows a honest and loyal person, them being a relative or just someone they meet. When Harper Lee wrote about the fictitious character Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, she wrote about someone who believes in justice, equality and honor. In the early 1930’s in the imaginary town of Maycomb County lived a man with his two children.…
Atticus takes a stand “Simply because we’re licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Lee 101). In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the main characters, Atticus Finch, is given a case to defend a black man. This changes the people of Maycomb, Alabama’s views on Atticus. Many call him names and mostly white people hate his choice to defend Tom Robinson.…
Then that is different because you get a chance to see what the person is like based on them not on skin color, or money. Throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird” Scout is a naïve girl who would like to have all the information about something so that she can make her own perspective about it but in the beginning she made childish accusations. As the story progressed she was shown the true colors of people and understands how life is in Maycomb County, Alabama. Near the end she makes better decisions and the ideas that come to her mind make her seem more mature.…
Prejudice in the story To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee causes a lot negative situations which helps others open up their mind to what is going around them. This is illustrated by Scouts life changed in a negative way because of the racism in her town. Atticus had a talk with Scout about fighting. The kids at school in the…
The kids understand how prejudice impacts people’s everyday lives. Scout experiences some prejudice herself, and so does Tom Robinson. Prejudice is frequently portrayed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by race, class, and gender. Racial prejudice is often used to show the injustice that takes place in the book.…
There are three main types of prejudice throughout the book. There is gender, class, and racial prejudice. An example of people that show prejudice are Jem, Bob Ewell, and the Cunninghams. Jem shows gender prejudice, Bob Ewell shows racial prejudice, and the Cunninghams show class prejudice. There is gender prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird.…
The theme of prejudice is very prevalent throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Many scenes and character’s provoke the reader to…
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in the 1930s in a fictional southern town in Alabama. Told through the eyes of 6 year old Scout Finch, you learn about her father, Atticus Finch, an attorney who tries to prove the innocence of a black man falsely accused of rape of a white girl; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed. To Kill A Mockingbird includes themes such as racism, prejudice, and ____. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are all victims of prejudice, but Maycomb begins to change in a positive way from prejudice.…