Atticus Finch

Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper lee, Atticus Finch is the heroic figure of the novel. Atticus is the hero because he defended a black, when others would not do that. Atticus teaches his son and daughter not to judge people because “ you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view”(30) Atticus says to his young daughter Scout. Atticus defends African Americans and looks at people in the best possible way. Some might say that Atticus is not a heroic figure…

Harper Lee's character, Atticus Finch, from her fictional novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, posses these traits and more. Atticus is an important influence on Scout Finch, his daughter, and her coming of age. Scout learns through Atticus' defending of a colored man that not all people are tolerant or good. While the colored man, Tom Robinson, was accused of taking a young woman named Mayella Ewell, they realized though Atticus' efforts that Tom is a good, innocent man. Atticus is one of the few good…

Harper Lee portrays Atticus Finch as the perfect father and man. He is seen to show all of these characteristics to his children inside the house, and out in public. He does have a weakness though that readers seem to overlook along with his many strengths that give his character so much credit . Atticus Finch is not always the most authoritative figure for his children, and has a very naive outlook on life. Often times, Jem and Scout are left unsupervised, and although Atticus has a demanding…

should be treated differently because of their race or gender is wrong and Atticus Finch - the hero of this novel - does his best to combat such racist attitudes. He takes up a challenging case, and the whole town seems to be affected. Also, it’s not just him that has to cope with the society’s disapproval but his children Scout and Jem too, who are young and still learning what courage, honour and integrity mean. Atticus tries his best to show to his children that prejudice is not right. The…

under lying theme and meaning created by Harper Lee’s character,Atticus Finch,in the importants of morals and respect of all people no matter who they look or what they say. Harper lee did a amazing job setting up this theme by making Atticus a poster child for it and showing scout and jem the importants of the suguation at hand even if it goes against what the people in there class or on the streets say about it. In the novel Atticus does everything he can to show scout and jem the…

Atticus Finch: The Most Courageous Character in “To Kill a Mockingbird” Atticus Finch is a lawyer, father, and inspirational character that has changed literature forever. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel by Harper Lee. It is said to be one of the greatest novels of all time, and is taught in almost every school in the United States. It takes place in Alabama during the 1930s, when the Jim Crow laws were in place, and black people had very little rights. The main characters of the story…

sophistication.” Many of the characters in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird have an innocence that has been untainted by the evils of the world. Jem, Scout, Dill and Tom Robinson’s innocence slowly diminishes throughout the story, all the while Mr. Atticus Finch is doing his best to show that even with all the evil humanity is plagued with; goodness still exists. The loss of one’s innocence occurs when a person is introduced to the evils that go on around us every day, and they gain an…

Atticus Finch once said, “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds shoot all of the blue jays you want if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows many great life lessons through the characters and the events. This story was set back in the late 1930’s when there were many racial divides in the United States, but also, within Alabama. This was set in a racist Southern town called…

literature is indisputably Atticus Finch of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Through his compassionate nature and unwavering determination to stand up for what is right,…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is depicted as a character who has a strong view of how he sees the world. However as a parent, there is no one specific way to classify him. His children do not yet realize that his indistinct lessons will get them through their adulthood initiation. The parent shapes their child’s future, because they parent based on maturation. The adult must know if their child is mature enough to take action in an unfamiliar situation. This illustrates…