It may seem that Atticus is a horrible and uncaring father. But in his case, there is a hidden outcome. Atticus puts his children in situations out of their comfort zone. Behind this action, he teaches his children to fend for themselves and learn to solve complicated situations. Atticus is truly showing his love and commitment by promoting his children to experience the real world. Every action he performs is an advantage for his children. In some ways, it can be argued that Atticus introduced his children to racial discrimination and societies views too soon. However, Atticus’s intention was to slowly introduce this topic because they would learn about it eventually. Society’s views at that time were horrible and difficult to comprehend.
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Instead of trying to force principles of politeness or social norms on them, he is careful to provide his instruction in a way that makes the children think about their actions. He teaches them using a different perspective than other parents by introducing them to the deeper side of a lesson. Atticus says “shoot all the blue jays that you want, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. This quote teaches the children the connection between Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and a mockingbird. It also supports the children's understanding of their society and why Atticus chose to defend Tom Robinson so rigorously. They see that Atticus must defend his client especially if he is unequivocally innocent and being prosecuted because he is a Negro. Throughout the novel, Atticus also displays fairness consistently. A great example is when Scout and Francis get into a fight and Uncle Frank immediately assumed Scout was the aggressor. Scout is shocked at the way she is treated because Atticus is more democratic with his children and is always willing to listen to each side of the argument. Scout states “When Jem an' I fuss Atticus doesn't ever just listen to Jem's side of it, he hears mine too”. Atticus’s ability to understand his children becomes a very important aspect of his
Instead of trying to force principles of politeness or social norms on them, he is careful to provide his instruction in a way that makes the children think about their actions. He teaches them using a different perspective than other parents by introducing them to the deeper side of a lesson. Atticus says “shoot all the blue jays that you want, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. This quote teaches the children the connection between Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and a mockingbird. It also supports the children's understanding of their society and why Atticus chose to defend Tom Robinson so rigorously. They see that Atticus must defend his client especially if he is unequivocally innocent and being prosecuted because he is a Negro. Throughout the novel, Atticus also displays fairness consistently. A great example is when Scout and Francis get into a fight and Uncle Frank immediately assumed Scout was the aggressor. Scout is shocked at the way she is treated because Atticus is more democratic with his children and is always willing to listen to each side of the argument. Scout states “When Jem an' I fuss Atticus doesn't ever just listen to Jem's side of it, he hears mine too”. Atticus’s ability to understand his children becomes a very important aspect of his