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 .…
A good father is a man who can be constantly busy, but always makes time to be there for his kids. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus who is the father and sole parent of Scout and Jem, displays qualities of an ideal father. To begin Atticus is very comforting when his kids are upset about something. When his kids argue and one of them ends up with their feelings hurt he is always there to cheer them up and help them through whatever happened. We see this when Jem yells at Scout when she mentions the court and makes her upset, she immediately runs to Atticus to seek comfort.…
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes the childhood of Scout Finch and growing up in a small southern town. Throughout the story, Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, was characterized as a model parent through many scenes and stories. Providing contrast, Bob Ewell, the father of the poorest white family in Maycomb, was shown as a counterexample to the qualities of a good father. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the theme of being an objective, just, and loving father through the character of Atticus. He taught his children many life lessons that helped them grow throughout the story and served as a role model to them.…
I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. These paragraphs are mainly on Atticus, Jem, Scout and Calpurnia. In this journal, I will be characterizing Atticus and questioning whether Calpurnia or Aunt Alexandra is a better mother. In these chapters I will be characterizing Atticus.…
There are many factors one would need to consider when deciding whether a parent is admirable or not. But when it comes to Atticus Finch, the phrase, “an admirable parent” describes Atticus perfectly. Some might say that Atticus is not an admirable parent. That Atticus puts his children in terrible situations. But Atticus has a reason for his doings.…
From Father Figure to Failure Authors often insert their personal beliefs, views, and prejudices through the depictions of their fictional characters. It is no different for Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize winning author best known for her writings about Southern life during the 1930’s. Lee’s views on race were established in her first novel through the character of Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer who serves as the novel’s moral conscience in terms of justice and acceptance. However, Lee’s second novel takes a more sinister turn as Atticus’ character is depicted as a racist affiliating with anti-integration and anti-black views. Lee’s perspectives on race and racial discrimination are clearly represented through the changes she made regarding Atticus…
He does so by being not only a caring father to the children, but an excellent role model as well. In addition, Atticus does not punish his children, rather he disciplines them so that they learn from their mistakes. Lastly, he teaches and talks to his children maturely and clearly like he would with any other adult.…
Atticus Finch, a well respected lawyer that gets negatively criticized by his relatives and the society of Maycomb for having courage to defend Tom Robinson. Tom is a black man who was falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus defended Tom because he once told Scout “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” (Page 30). If Atticus doesn’t even follow his own advice and be good role model for them, how can he expect his children to respect and listen to him.…
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is more like God the Father than Bob Ewell. Atticus is one of the best lawyers in Maycomb County. The trial the book is centered upon is an interesting one – one, in which, that Atticus happens to be defending the man Bob Ewell accused of raping his daughter. Many in Maycomb, Alabama question Atticus’ parenting abilities.…
Parenting has never been an easy job; it is filled with responsibility and unexpected challenges. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, we watch Atticus, the single father of the main character, raise his two children while teaching them three life lessons that will stick with them throughout their lives. He introduces his children to prejudice by showing the importance of not judging the people of Maycomb without knowing them. He also shows them empathy and the role it plays in society by educating Jem and Scout, his kids, about what unseen problems others face. In addition to those lessons, Atticus helps to instill courageous personality traits in his kids by how he handles various situations that present themselves through…
Imagine a wagon with wooden wheels, helping a family move across a valley. The wheels have to endure all of the bumps, rocks, mud, and water, yet a family will not move anywhere unless the wheels are on the wagon. This is similar to the idea of empathy that Harper Lee is trying to emphasize through Atticus. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she keeps proving through Atticus that even though being truly empathetic toward someone less fortunate than you may bring them down in society, standing up for one another could also make a whole society respect one another.…
(page 39) One of Atticus’ central roles in this book is teaching Scout important life lessons, and not only does he preach these lessons, but he practises them too. “So if spitting in my face and threatening saved Mayella one extra beating, that’s something I’ll gladly take.” (page 218) Atticus is facing great adversity, and yet he still makes it a point to be a respectful figure that his children can look up to.…
The Strength in Relationships A relationship is not just one big thing… it is a billion tiny things all put together. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, character relationships are what holds the book together. There is a multitude of them throughout the story; however, Scouts relationship with Atticus stands out to be the strongest. Scouts grew up without her mother in her life because her mother passed away; however, her father stepped up and took the responsibility to raise her the right way in the small racist community of Maycomb, Alabama.…
One reason Atticus’s parenting style is so different than Mr. Ewell’s or Mr. Cunningham's is that he thinks in a more “updated” way, and encourages his children to also think like that. While the rest of Maycomb is stuck in the…
Likewise, Atticus is instructing Scout to consider understanding a person’s actions before speaking or taking action. Besides, Atticus has a huge impact on Scout and her life as he is always trying to be a good role model for both scout and Jem. Scout is also apprehending that her father is truly the peacekeeper of Maycomb. “ It was time like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived”(134). Here Scout is receiving courage and integrity from her father Atticus as he is a brave man in her eyes.…