Atticus Finch is one of the most influential characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus works as a lawyer and is the father of Jem, and Scout, the main character of the novel. According to the narrator, Atticus’s wife died when Jem and Scout were very young (Lee 7). Ever since her death, Atticus relies on Calpurnia, the Finch family’s black housekeeper and cook, to help him raise his children. Atticus Finch is well respected by most folks in Maycomb and is probably the only character in the whole novel who isn’t prejudice.
Without a doubt, Atticus is a man who stands firm in his beliefs. According to Mrs. Maudie, Atticus’s neighbor, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets” (Lee 61). Atticus doesn’t …show more content…
First of all, Atticus is the main character’s father. Without Atticus, the children would have grown up very differently. Atticus is a wonderful father who teaches his children many life lessons as well as the readers. Miss Maudie recognizes that Atticus is a good man. While talking about Atticus with Scout, Miss Maudie said, “If Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn't be as hard as some men are at their best. There are just some kind of men who-who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results” (Lee 60). Without Atticus in the story, there would be nothing to learn from To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus has something that very few people have in this world. Atticus has courage and honesty. When Scout asked Atticus why he was defending Tom Robinson, Atticus replied, “For a number of reasons. The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again” (100). Also, without Atticus, we would have probably never known about Tom Robinson; the mockingbird of the story. The fact that Atticus accepted to defend Tom Robinson against an all-white jury in Alabama is what makes Atticus such a wonderful person. Unfortunately, Atticus’s noble efforts were in vain. Jem cried and when he asked Atticus why the jury said Tom was
Without a doubt, Atticus is a man who stands firm in his beliefs. According to Mrs. Maudie, Atticus’s neighbor, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets” (Lee 61). Atticus doesn’t …show more content…
First of all, Atticus is the main character’s father. Without Atticus, the children would have grown up very differently. Atticus is a wonderful father who teaches his children many life lessons as well as the readers. Miss Maudie recognizes that Atticus is a good man. While talking about Atticus with Scout, Miss Maudie said, “If Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn't be as hard as some men are at their best. There are just some kind of men who-who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results” (Lee 60). Without Atticus in the story, there would be nothing to learn from To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus has something that very few people have in this world. Atticus has courage and honesty. When Scout asked Atticus why he was defending Tom Robinson, Atticus replied, “For a number of reasons. The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again” (100). Also, without Atticus, we would have probably never known about Tom Robinson; the mockingbird of the story. The fact that Atticus accepted to defend Tom Robinson against an all-white jury in Alabama is what makes Atticus such a wonderful person. Unfortunately, Atticus’s noble efforts were in vain. Jem cried and when he asked Atticus why the jury said Tom was