Atticus Irresponsible Father

The role that Atticus has as a father makes him very determined to take good decisions, however accepting the Tom Robinson case is a very irresponsible action because it exposes his family to insecurity. In the time period that the novel is narrated the abuse and disdain towards black people is so powerful and dominant that it leads to many aspects that are shown in the book. An example from the book could be when Mrs Dubose insulted Jem and Scout when they were walking by one saturday, she said, “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers!" (Lee, 117). This shows how racist and impolite people were back then, as Mrs Dubose is being very crude and cheeky towards Jem and Scout. They have been affected in …show more content…
On the quote above we could see that Atticus was aware of what could happen and even though he knew it could be dangerous he took a very irresponsible risk making his family vulnerable to problems. In addition, Jem and Scout suffer from harassment not only from civilians of Maycomb but also from members of the family, like Francys when he insulted them, “... he’s turned out a nigger-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again. He’s ruinin’ the family…” (Lee, 94) The quote explains how atrocious people from the town and even family were towards Jem and Scout. We can see in the quote that Francys is being very racist towards negroes and is insulting Atticus by the simple act that he is helping a black guy and is doing his job. What I can infer with actions like this is that the Finch family will start to suffer from a severe act of disrespect and atrocity for the imprecise decision that Atticus