“A daughter needs a good dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men,” is a quote by Zara Yasin. Zara Yasin’s quote shows how a daughter looks up to her dad and will wish a man to do anything just like their father. A fatherly model is a great example of how a daughter’s perception, actions, and words towards men will be. When girls see how their parents act in certain situations, they will take what they see their father do and apply it to the visual image of other men. In the book To Kill, a Mockingbird which is a classic novel by Harper Lee is able to use the character of Atticus Finch as a modeled parent to his daughter, Jean Louise Finch, by doing what is right for him even though his morals might not be accepted by other
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Harper Lee develops the relationship between Atticus and Scout, also how Atticus is a modeled parent in To Kill a Mockingbird through their actions, reactions, and words. Lee demonstrates how Atticus is a modeled parent by how he acts towards situations. Atticus is a single parent taking care of his two kids, Jem and Scout. He is a lawyer, who is defending a negro, Tom Robinson, which back in the day whites had a quixotic idea that they better than negroes. Atticus demonstrates this through teaching his kids how to learn from their mistakes as “he played with [them], read to [them], and treated [them] with courteous detachment” (6). By doing this he pushes his kids into learning from their own mistakes instead of him having to point them out. He believes that if he allows Jem and Scout to learn from their own mistakes, they will be better off on their own when they are older. Atticus does this technique in a couple of situations. On one …show more content…
There need to be more people like Atticus in the world who react to negative situations with positive actions. For instance, Jem and Scout made up a game which was making fun and lies about one of their neighbors. Atticus was judicious about his censures towards Jem and Scout; he simply told them that they need to leave him alone and “what Mr. Radley did was his own business...[and you two are] to stay away from that house until we are invited there, [you two are] not to play an asinine game [that I] had seen [you two] playing or make fun of anybody on this street or in this town” (65). Taken from Atticus’s reaction to the game, he makes a point that everyone should not make fun of their past because “you never really understand a person until you consider things from [their neighbors] point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (39). Another situation where Atticus’s reactions to situations where a fantastic example, is when Scout approached Atticus reporting how“[she does] not feel very well and [does] not think [she will be] go[ing] to [go] school anymore if it [is] alright with [him]” (39). Atticus allowed Scout to preach what was on her chest but once she finished, he had a magnificent idea. The idea led to making a deal with Scout which would change her mind and still want to attend school on a daily basis. Such as the time when Atticus was hanging out at
Harper Lee develops the relationship between Atticus and Scout, also how Atticus is a modeled parent in To Kill a Mockingbird through their actions, reactions, and words. Lee demonstrates how Atticus is a modeled parent by how he acts towards situations. Atticus is a single parent taking care of his two kids, Jem and Scout. He is a lawyer, who is defending a negro, Tom Robinson, which back in the day whites had a quixotic idea that they better than negroes. Atticus demonstrates this through teaching his kids how to learn from their mistakes as “he played with [them], read to [them], and treated [them] with courteous detachment” (6). By doing this he pushes his kids into learning from their own mistakes instead of him having to point them out. He believes that if he allows Jem and Scout to learn from their own mistakes, they will be better off on their own when they are older. Atticus does this technique in a couple of situations. On one …show more content…
There need to be more people like Atticus in the world who react to negative situations with positive actions. For instance, Jem and Scout made up a game which was making fun and lies about one of their neighbors. Atticus was judicious about his censures towards Jem and Scout; he simply told them that they need to leave him alone and “what Mr. Radley did was his own business...[and you two are] to stay away from that house until we are invited there, [you two are] not to play an asinine game [that I] had seen [you two] playing or make fun of anybody on this street or in this town” (65). Taken from Atticus’s reaction to the game, he makes a point that everyone should not make fun of their past because “you never really understand a person until you consider things from [their neighbors] point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (39). Another situation where Atticus’s reactions to situations where a fantastic example, is when Scout approached Atticus reporting how“[she does] not feel very well and [does] not think [she will be] go[ing] to [go] school anymore if it [is] alright with [him]” (39). Atticus allowed Scout to preach what was on her chest but once she finished, he had a magnificent idea. The idea led to making a deal with Scout which would change her mind and still want to attend school on a daily basis. Such as the time when Atticus was hanging out at