Parenting can be one of the most challenging jobs a person undertakes. There are many qualities that are necessary to be a good parent. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are numerous characters that appear as parental figures. Atticus is the most important parental figure to Scout because he teaches her critical life lessons, raises her in an unbiased environment, and provides her with unconditional love. Throughout this novel Atticus shows Scout what is important in life by teaching her timely lessons. Scout, at the age of six, is beginning to make observations and judgments of others. Atticus wants Scout to think about things from a perspective other than her own. He tells her, "You never really
