The incapability of an individual to search beyond the initial presentiments of another leads to false assumptions about that person, and the assumptions made are generally of a pessimistic nature. Once character traits are associated with someone, it is practically impossible to overcome the stereotypes; because people have had those notions ingrained into them with an intensity that does not die with a generation. Harper Lee wrote a famous literary classic that depicts such a theme with a clarity that cannot be surpassed by any other work. This novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is an intricately woven narrative of a man and his children who disobey all of the unwritten statutes of society in order to preserve the standard of ethics that they
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Atticus Finch is man cut from a cloth radically different than that of the other community members of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus presents a unique, but unquestionably precise, set of values to the small society. Many of Maycomb’s residents believe that, as a Caucasian individual, they are somehow naturally purer than people of other races. Atticus, however, insists that all men, regardless of ethnicity, are created equal under God, and therefore all people are entitled to due process of law. Atticus vestiges steadfast in his beliefs, even when a black man falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell pleads for his assistance. Finch concedes to defend the man, Tom Robinson, and by doing so, he is a paradigm to Jem and Scout. Atticus knows that if he shirks from his responsibility, he will never be able to respect himself again because he so viciously dishonored someone else. He makes valiant effort to teach Scout that skin color does not affect the character of an individual, and by doing so, he passes his principles down to his daughter. “‘If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why …show more content…
Atticus Finch teaches his daughter, Scout, to read at an extraordinarily young age, because he wants to make secure a superior future for her, as he had no education. The yearning to enlighten Jem and Scout so that the road can be paved for success in their adult lives reflects the genuine attachment of Atticus’s sentiments towards his posterity. “The ability to illuminate and educate is a hero’s function, one that Jem and Scout largely take for granted until they see Atticus as heroic in a way that is more obvious to them: when he shoots the rabid dog” (Santos). Atticus functions as an illuminator concerned with the best interests of his children, shielding them from hazardous situations, but more outstandingly, giving them extensive knowledge of worldly concerns. Not only does Atticus give the youth scholarly wisdom, but he informs Jem and Scout of the prejudices that have infiltrated the small community of Maycomb, but he teaches his children the value of compromise to safeguard tranquility between parties of conflicting interests, which is something that serves Scout well in her adventures at school. “‘If you’ll concede the necessity of going to school, we’ll go on reading every night just as we always have. Is it a bargain?’” (Harper 41). Atticus accurately assesses the insecurities that plague Scout, and by properly addressing the
Atticus Finch is man cut from a cloth radically different than that of the other community members of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus presents a unique, but unquestionably precise, set of values to the small society. Many of Maycomb’s residents believe that, as a Caucasian individual, they are somehow naturally purer than people of other races. Atticus, however, insists that all men, regardless of ethnicity, are created equal under God, and therefore all people are entitled to due process of law. Atticus vestiges steadfast in his beliefs, even when a black man falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell pleads for his assistance. Finch concedes to defend the man, Tom Robinson, and by doing so, he is a paradigm to Jem and Scout. Atticus knows that if he shirks from his responsibility, he will never be able to respect himself again because he so viciously dishonored someone else. He makes valiant effort to teach Scout that skin color does not affect the character of an individual, and by doing so, he passes his principles down to his daughter. “‘If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why …show more content…
Atticus Finch teaches his daughter, Scout, to read at an extraordinarily young age, because he wants to make secure a superior future for her, as he had no education. The yearning to enlighten Jem and Scout so that the road can be paved for success in their adult lives reflects the genuine attachment of Atticus’s sentiments towards his posterity. “The ability to illuminate and educate is a hero’s function, one that Jem and Scout largely take for granted until they see Atticus as heroic in a way that is more obvious to them: when he shoots the rabid dog” (Santos). Atticus functions as an illuminator concerned with the best interests of his children, shielding them from hazardous situations, but more outstandingly, giving them extensive knowledge of worldly concerns. Not only does Atticus give the youth scholarly wisdom, but he informs Jem and Scout of the prejudices that have infiltrated the small community of Maycomb, but he teaches his children the value of compromise to safeguard tranquility between parties of conflicting interests, which is something that serves Scout well in her adventures at school. “‘If you’ll concede the necessity of going to school, we’ll go on reading every night just as we always have. Is it a bargain?’” (Harper 41). Atticus accurately assesses the insecurities that plague Scout, and by properly addressing the