I characterize Atticus as old and uncool. To start, in the book To Kill A Mockingbird it states “He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries . . .” (Lee 118). This shows how much different Atticus and his kids must feel. Atticus was just to old and different than all the other kids parents. All the other kids parents will play games with them, sports, and do everything with them. Atticus could not even play football with his kids. When he tried to play football with his kids, like all the other parents, Jem would want to tackle him, but he would say ‘“I’m to old for that son”’ (Lee 118). When there was a touch football game at church, all the other parents joined except for Atticus. Atticus was nearly blind in his left eye because he was so old.
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Because of his eye problems, Atticus also wore glasses. Atticus was also not cool in Maycomb. Atticus only worked in an office, he didn’t have a fun job. There were many cooler jobs he could have had, including sheriff, farmer, or truck driver. He had a very boring job that no one found amusing. Atticus didn’t like to be included into activities. Other kids teachers would hunt, play poker, fish, even drink or smoke. All Atticus liked to do was sit in his living room and read. Atticus also did not like guns or anything to do with them. He bought his kids air- rifles but refused to teach them how to shoot. Lastly, Atticus is seen not cool in the community because he is representing Tom Robinson. Everyone around town and at school talked about Atticus in a bad way. Everyone hated Atticus because his is standing up for an African American. Overall I think Atticus is old and not cool in the
Because of his eye problems, Atticus also wore glasses. Atticus was also not cool in Maycomb. Atticus only worked in an office, he didn’t have a fun job. There were many cooler jobs he could have had, including sheriff, farmer, or truck driver. He had a very boring job that no one found amusing. Atticus didn’t like to be included into activities. Other kids teachers would hunt, play poker, fish, even drink or smoke. All Atticus liked to do was sit in his living room and read. Atticus also did not like guns or anything to do with them. He bought his kids air- rifles but refused to teach them how to shoot. Lastly, Atticus is seen not cool in the community because he is representing Tom Robinson. Everyone around town and at school talked about Atticus in a bad way. Everyone hated Atticus because his is standing up for an African American. Overall I think Atticus is old and not cool in the