Some character traits of Atticus are that he believes in equality for all men and he does not give up easily. He knows that if he does not defend Tom Robinson he would not be able to “hold up [his] head in town…”, “…represent [the] county in the legislature…”, or even simply “…tell [Scout] or Jem not to do something again.” Simply put, if he does not defend Tom Robinson he would not be able to respect himself. He knows that this man needs all the help he can get to be acquitted of the charges brought against him, and he knows that it will be hard enough for Robinson to get a fair trial because of the color of his skin, but Atticus believes that fairness is a necessity to all especially in court. Everybody expects for him to be the one to do
