In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are multiple exemplars of heroism, but Atticus is the main hero that the story revolves around. What he does in a setting like Maycomb’s, a southern town in Alabama filled with prejudice and racism, is what the story is built on. How he impacted people he interacted with also influenced the story in a unique way. The book would not be the same without him. Some would already consider Atticus a hero for raising two children as a single father. It could be added that he did this quite successfully. He taught his children, Jem and Scout, how to “climb into someone else’s skin” no matter who they were. In other words, to feel empathy. When his daughter came home from her first day of
