I am reading, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the chapters 10 through 15 a great deal of events happen. In the begging Atticus shoots a sick dog, and the kids find out about the past of their father being a good shot. Mrs. Dubose makes fun of Atticus so Jem gets mad and cuts her flowers. As a punishment he has to read to her, later she dies and Atticus told him when he read to her she became free. Aunt Alexandra moves in, and Dill makes a surprise visit. In this journal, I will be characterizing Atticus.
G-First off Atticus can be characterized as intelligent and caring.
Y- caring R- stood up for Calpurnia R- defending Tom R- not getting mad at Dill
Y- intelligent R- always reading, playing checkers R-he’s educated, a lawyer
R-made Jem read to Mrs. Dubose
G- ultimately, Atticus is an intelligent and caring person. First off Atticus can be characterized as caring and intelligent. Within the story there is plenty of evidence to support why Atticus is caring. To start, he shows he cared is when he stood up for Calpurnia. Aunt Alexandra wanted Atticus to fire her because she thought Calpurnia was not needed anymore, but Atticus denied because he thought she was considered part of the family. Aunt Alexandra and Atticus have different views about family, Aunt Alexandra defines family with blood, but Atticus defines it by loyalty. Calpurnia has been loyal for staying with the family every since the kids were born. My second example of Atticus being caring is the fact that he is defending a black man named Tom Robinson. …show more content…
Atticus knows he will not win the case, yet he takes it anyways. The people in the town think it is wrong having a white man defending a black man, although Atticus thinks it is part of his duty. At one point, Atticus states that, “I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). One can conclude that he believes everyone is equal no matter the color of his or her skin and everyone should have the right to a fair trial. The last example, why Atticus cared is when he did not get mad at Dill for traveling 300 miles without his parents consent. When he saw Dill the first thing he said was to get food for him, so he was not starving. A fatherly instinct to a boy that is not even his son, only a friend to Jem. An illustration from the book is when Atticus said, “Just hungry, I’ll bet. Atticus’s voice had its usual pleasant dryness” (Lee 188). Here, this shows that he cared for a wandering boy that felt unwanted by his family. In addition to Atticus being caring, he is also very intelligent. The first way he shows his intelligence by playing checkers, and reading in his free time. Atticus was known for his checker-playing abilities, and how he could beat anyone in Maycomb. Checkers are known as a mind game because you have to think of moves, further head and compile different strategies in order to beat your component. He also read and spends a great deal of his time in his office reading, some men hobbies included hunting, fishing, and smoking but for Atticus is was reading. For him it is just one of his hobbies, but reading can expand your knowledge on a variety of topics. In addition to reading and playing checkers Atticus is also a lawyer. During that time most
G-First off Atticus can be characterized as intelligent and caring.
Y- caring R- stood up for Calpurnia R- defending Tom R- not getting mad at Dill
Y- intelligent R- always reading, playing checkers R-he’s educated, a lawyer
R-made Jem read to Mrs. Dubose
G- ultimately, Atticus is an intelligent and caring person. First off Atticus can be characterized as caring and intelligent. Within the story there is plenty of evidence to support why Atticus is caring. To start, he shows he cared is when he stood up for Calpurnia. Aunt Alexandra wanted Atticus to fire her because she thought Calpurnia was not needed anymore, but Atticus denied because he thought she was considered part of the family. Aunt Alexandra and Atticus have different views about family, Aunt Alexandra defines family with blood, but Atticus defines it by loyalty. Calpurnia has been loyal for staying with the family every since the kids were born. My second example of Atticus being caring is the fact that he is defending a black man named Tom Robinson. …show more content…
Atticus knows he will not win the case, yet he takes it anyways. The people in the town think it is wrong having a white man defending a black man, although Atticus thinks it is part of his duty. At one point, Atticus states that, “I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). One can conclude that he believes everyone is equal no matter the color of his or her skin and everyone should have the right to a fair trial. The last example, why Atticus cared is when he did not get mad at Dill for traveling 300 miles without his parents consent. When he saw Dill the first thing he said was to get food for him, so he was not starving. A fatherly instinct to a boy that is not even his son, only a friend to Jem. An illustration from the book is when Atticus said, “Just hungry, I’ll bet. Atticus’s voice had its usual pleasant dryness” (Lee 188). Here, this shows that he cared for a wandering boy that felt unwanted by his family. In addition to Atticus being caring, he is also very intelligent. The first way he shows his intelligence by playing checkers, and reading in his free time. Atticus was known for his checker-playing abilities, and how he could beat anyone in Maycomb. Checkers are known as a mind game because you have to think of moves, further head and compile different strategies in order to beat your component. He also read and spends a great deal of his time in his office reading, some men hobbies included hunting, fishing, and smoking but for Atticus is was reading. For him it is just one of his hobbies, but reading can expand your knowledge on a variety of topics. In addition to reading and playing checkers Atticus is also a lawyer. During that time most