Cam Carroll
Mrs. Cortez In life we have all seen examples of good and bad families. Often times the way the family is run and how the parents treat their kids impact their life in any ways. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel taken place in a small town of Maycomb Alabama. Atticus finch father of Jem and Scout Finch is a lawyer. Atticus defends a black man Tom Robinson in court case. Tom is charged with raping Mayella Ewell. It turns out that Mayella's father Bob ewell raped her not Tom but Tom was accused because he was a black man. the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee uses characterization to show how the way children are raised has a huge impact on their life. One example of bad family dynamics is the Ewell family. …show more content…
Atticus lost his wife while the family was very young. He was left with a 12 year old Jem, and a 6 year old Scout. Atticus had to raise two young kids on his own. he did not let his kids go out feeling like they were not loved. atticus said “‘Sometimes I think i'm a total failure as a parent, but i'm all they've got. Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I've tried to live so I can look squarely back at him’”(366). This is qout is showing how Jem looked up to his dad. He saw a role model in Atticus. Atticus says he wanted to live so he could look squarely at him. Meaning always have an answer and be there for him. Throughout the novel atticus teaches Scout and Jem many valuable lessons. One really good lesson Atticus gave to his kids was courage. “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it no matter what”(112). Atticus is telling his kids to never give up and always show courage. He's telling them you may think you're already beat before you start but you need to try anyways no matter what. The way atticus raised his kids impacted their lives greatly. When scout and jem go to school they aren't nasty or talk back and yell disrespectful …show more content…
Atticus sent aunt Alexandra to play kind of a mom role in scout's life. To make scout more of girl. Scout was not accepting the fact that she couldn't be a tomboy until it finally clicked. At christmas dinner scout did not think very highly of her aunt. “I decided she had been swapped at birth, that my grandparents had perhaps received a Crawford instead of a Finch”(103). Scout is saying that she thinks Aunt Alexandra is from a different family. Scout wouldn't mind if she went back to that family either. After aunt alexandra came to live with scout they fought and didn't see eye to eye for a long time. But then one day it finally clicked for scout. “After all if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I” (318). This is showing how atticus knew that it was going to be the right fit,. He knew it would take time for it to happen, Scout showed courage and never gave up on aunt alexandra even though every single day she wanted to. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee showed the importance of raising kids and how it affects their life. The Ewell family is an example of how raising your kids poorly and being a bad parent affects their life. Burris went to school in nasty clothes very unprofessional. He said some very rude things to the teacher as well. The Finch family other hand is a complete opposite. Atticus raised his kids to be polite. Although scout was a fighter
Mrs. Cortez In life we have all seen examples of good and bad families. Often times the way the family is run and how the parents treat their kids impact their life in any ways. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel taken place in a small town of Maycomb Alabama. Atticus finch father of Jem and Scout Finch is a lawyer. Atticus defends a black man Tom Robinson in court case. Tom is charged with raping Mayella Ewell. It turns out that Mayella's father Bob ewell raped her not Tom but Tom was accused because he was a black man. the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee uses characterization to show how the way children are raised has a huge impact on their life. One example of bad family dynamics is the Ewell family. …show more content…
Atticus lost his wife while the family was very young. He was left with a 12 year old Jem, and a 6 year old Scout. Atticus had to raise two young kids on his own. he did not let his kids go out feeling like they were not loved. atticus said “‘Sometimes I think i'm a total failure as a parent, but i'm all they've got. Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I've tried to live so I can look squarely back at him’”(366). This is qout is showing how Jem looked up to his dad. He saw a role model in Atticus. Atticus says he wanted to live so he could look squarely at him. Meaning always have an answer and be there for him. Throughout the novel atticus teaches Scout and Jem many valuable lessons. One really good lesson Atticus gave to his kids was courage. “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it no matter what”(112). Atticus is telling his kids to never give up and always show courage. He's telling them you may think you're already beat before you start but you need to try anyways no matter what. The way atticus raised his kids impacted their lives greatly. When scout and jem go to school they aren't nasty or talk back and yell disrespectful …show more content…
Atticus sent aunt Alexandra to play kind of a mom role in scout's life. To make scout more of girl. Scout was not accepting the fact that she couldn't be a tomboy until it finally clicked. At christmas dinner scout did not think very highly of her aunt. “I decided she had been swapped at birth, that my grandparents had perhaps received a Crawford instead of a Finch”(103). Scout is saying that she thinks Aunt Alexandra is from a different family. Scout wouldn't mind if she went back to that family either. After aunt alexandra came to live with scout they fought and didn't see eye to eye for a long time. But then one day it finally clicked for scout. “After all if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I” (318). This is showing how atticus knew that it was going to be the right fit,. He knew it would take time for it to happen, Scout showed courage and never gave up on aunt alexandra even though every single day she wanted to. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee showed the importance of raising kids and how it affects their life. The Ewell family is an example of how raising your kids poorly and being a bad parent affects their life. Burris went to school in nasty clothes very unprofessional. He said some very rude things to the teacher as well. The Finch family other hand is a complete opposite. Atticus raised his kids to be polite. Although scout was a fighter