Father, lawyer, caring, understanding, all general terms to describe any person’s character. Usually, the descriptions are positive, emphasizing the good a person possesses rather than the evil locked away in the heart. More specifically, they are the correct adjectives to describe Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Inevitably, every character possesses another facet to their actions, one that can be clearly hidden or presented in a vast haze of evidence. Occupation wise, as a lawyer, Atticus would have to deal with differentiating between the good and the bad sides of a person, so certainly some of the hard cases and decisions he reaches make his character blemished with faults, no? Maycomb is no clean city, and not one
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Besides that, he has the ability to engage in numerous topics that provide insight into other aspects of the world and teach Jem and Scout necessary life lessons. Consequently, without the presence of a female role model in the household (since Atticus’ wife died), the only acceptable replacement to find was his sister, Aunt Alexandra. Ignoring the constant impactful assistant Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra enters the picture in order to prepare Scout for the life a proper lady should live in Maycomb county. The text states, “‘Didn’t your father tell you?’” she asked. Jem and I shook our heads. ‘Probably he forgot. He’s not in yet, is he?’ ‘Nome, he doesn’t usually get back till late afternoon,’ said Jem. ‘Well, your father and I decided it was time I came to stay with you for a while.’ ‘For a while’ in Maycomb meant anything from three days to thirty years. Jem and I exchanged glances. ‘Jem’s growing up now and you are too,’ she said to me. ‘We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won’t be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys—’”(Lee 129). Aunt Alexandra explains her reasoning behind why she has come to Maycomb in order to dispel the children’s misconceptions about her presence. By emphasizing that it was both her and Atticus’ idea for her to visit, it displays how Atticus wants Scout to learn something that he can’t teach her. Additionally, it’s an easier effort to use someone who the children know and can relate to on a level more than by just gender. Despite the children’s lack of approval of methods, it does emphasize how Atticus does try to cater to his children’s needs so that they can be prepared in life for the hardships and tribulations they could encounter along their
Besides that, he has the ability to engage in numerous topics that provide insight into other aspects of the world and teach Jem and Scout necessary life lessons. Consequently, without the presence of a female role model in the household (since Atticus’ wife died), the only acceptable replacement to find was his sister, Aunt Alexandra. Ignoring the constant impactful assistant Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra enters the picture in order to prepare Scout for the life a proper lady should live in Maycomb county. The text states, “‘Didn’t your father tell you?’” she asked. Jem and I shook our heads. ‘Probably he forgot. He’s not in yet, is he?’ ‘Nome, he doesn’t usually get back till late afternoon,’ said Jem. ‘Well, your father and I decided it was time I came to stay with you for a while.’ ‘For a while’ in Maycomb meant anything from three days to thirty years. Jem and I exchanged glances. ‘Jem’s growing up now and you are too,’ she said to me. ‘We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won’t be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys—’”(Lee 129). Aunt Alexandra explains her reasoning behind why she has come to Maycomb in order to dispel the children’s misconceptions about her presence. By emphasizing that it was both her and Atticus’ idea for her to visit, it displays how Atticus wants Scout to learn something that he can’t teach her. Additionally, it’s an easier effort to use someone who the children know and can relate to on a level more than by just gender. Despite the children’s lack of approval of methods, it does emphasize how Atticus does try to cater to his children’s needs so that they can be prepared in life for the hardships and tribulations they could encounter along their