How Is Atticus Finch Selfish

Atticus finch was a kind and respectable father with strong personal values. In chapter one he is portrayed as a satisfactory father with a dismal background. This is demonstrated in the description of him when it is said that he played with his children, but he gives them what as described in the novel as “courteous detachment”. I think the kids also respect Atticus very much as well. Though Atticus is not overprotective in any way, he is still nurturing. The background that is given describes his deceased wife and the beginning of his career in law. His wife is missed only by his son Jem because his other child, scout, was too young to remember their mother. Atticus on the contrary does not dwell in the past and does not appear to mourn his wife's passing.
He struggled with feelings of inadequacy at the beginning of his career as a result of losing his first two major cases with both his clients being sentenced to death, and Atticus had to watch the executions. In spite of the fact of the setbacks in the beginning of his career he was very highly respected in Maycomb. It is shown that he is respected and the fact that scout refers to him as Atticus instead of dad or father is a sign of …show more content…
Although he is not a wealthy man, and the story is set during the great depression, he takes on the financial burden of paying for his brothers education. Atticus is very respectful to everybody in maycomb and their privacy; this is displayed when Lee wrote “Atticus never talked much about the Radleys: when Jem would question him Atticus’s only answer was for him to mind his own business and let the Radleys mind theirs, they have the right to”. He also is exceptionally courteous when Mr.Radley became ill. This is in the first chapter when it says “he’d wear {them} out if {they} made a noise in the yard”. In only one chapter it is exhibited that Atticus lives by strong