Atticus Finch has the courage of his convictions when defending Tom Robinson, and has to show fearlessness despite being bombarded with criticism and intolerance. Rudyard Kipling describes these conditions perfectly in his poem “If”. Atticus’ outlook on life is that “you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too” (Kipling). He did not fight with anyone for their opinions, but made the conscious decision not to bestow these racist qualities in his children. He taught them that with every experience with someone that they came across, to “climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39). When becoming Tom Robinson’s lawyer in a messy rape case laced with racism, bias, and overall unfairness, he is
