Atticus Fair Actions

I choose the anaphoric phrase “The fair course of action is to” because it defines Atticus’s character. I can prove this by using the context in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, we learned that Atticus was known as the best shot in Maycomb county, but as an adult, he stopped using a gun. When Miss Maudie tells Scout and Jem that this is because he decided his skill with a gun gave him an unfair advantage against other creatures, it amplified Atticus’s concept of fairness. This directly applies to the whole trial because, first of all, it shows that he felt obligated to take the case. He directly said he couldn’t carry on with himself if he didn’t defend Tom Robinson - it wouldn’t be fair. Furthermore, he used the “fair course of action” to defend Tom from the gang that showed up to try to kill him. Atticus knew he could have been killed when the gang showed up, but luckily Scout was able to humanitize with Mr. Cunningham and make the gang leave. This illustrates that Atticus was so insistent on giving his client a fair trial that he would go to any lengths to make this happen. We see Atticus acting like this throughout the rest of trial and a couple instances of him doing so are: taking the wrath of Mr. Ewell and most of Maycomb without reacting and being devastated and changed …show more content…
He is the one character who is always fair and honorable throughout the entire novel - no matter what. Along with his peculiar parenting techniques, he shows that he is not like the majority of people in Maycomb. Atticus’s views were obviously advanced for his times, and he probably had the same views as many people today. Despite his divergent views, Atticus was respected and looked up to by the community. This applies to the today world; you can have different views from everyone else and speak up about it while still being admired. The desired effect of the audience would be to have a character who represents justice and