To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Character Traits

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus Finch chooses to defend an African American against many racist southerners. Knowing he had little chance of winning the case, he still pursued it making him a very fair and courageous man. He is fair because he treats everybody respectfully and equal no matter what color their skin is. He is courageous for trying to save an innocent man even though everyone was against him. And finally Atticus is a respected person in maycomb for being a great lawyer, a wonderful father, and a good man. In the novel Atticus is one of the few people who treats everyone equally. He is a fair man. When everyone turned on Tom Robinson he chose to defend him and try to save his life. Atticus tells his children he does not expect to win the trial, but if he did not defend him he would feel remorseful, This proves that even in a setting of immense racism, Atticus is willing to risk his own safety to try to save the life of an innocent man. He believes that all men are created equal, “...there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal”. This is how Atticus lives, he treats everyone regardless of the pigment of skin, gender, and even age as equals. …show more content…
When the option to defend a black man in court and risk your own safety or to not to anything at all is pit up against most people they would choose to not do anything. But not Atticus Finch. He did everything in his power to save Tom Robinson from the evil people that framed him, knowing many people would be mad at him. He did this because he wanted to bring Tom back to his family and he knew that what he was doing was the right thing to do. Atticus says on page 275, “...Come to a decision, and restore this defendant to his family. In the name of God, do your duty”. Atticus was also very brave by waiting outside the jail Tom was in to try to protect him from the