The Wise Father Named Atticus Finch Atticus Finch plays a key role in the story. Throughout the book, he teaches Jem and Scout, along with the reader, essential life lessons. Along with preaching much needed lessons to his children, he was also a worthy role model of justice for them that was very much needed in the time setting of the story. Not only is Atticus an important character to the story purely as himself, his is also needed to help form the characters of his children. To Kill a Mockingbird is set back in the time of segregation and extreme racism. Atticus was one of the few people of Maycomb that treated African Americans as respectful humans with kindness. As a result of how he viewed all people as equal, despite their race, he
