Atticus Finch

Who do you think the best person in Maycomb is? Well it is Atticus. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus finch is kind, brave and fair. He is always fair with people no matter what color there skin is. He is fair to his kids and to the people of Maycomb. Along with being fair he is also kind. He doesn't see a reason to put people down. Rather he brings them up. He always thinks in a positive way and rarely in a negative way. He is also brave because he defends a black man in…

True courage, as describe by Atticus Finch is, “It’s knowing you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what” (Lee 112). Helmuth Hübener knew what true courage is, and he possessed that trait with every fiber of his being. A teenage resistance leader, Hübener wrote and distributed, with help from his friends, sixty different pamphlets about the crimes of the Nazi regime. After about a year of working in secret, Hübener and friends were caught, tried,…

The Real Atticus Finch In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, it contains a character whom has many different character traits. He’s a father of two and a lawyer in Maycomb County, and is a brave, wise, and admirable character. He goes by the name of Atticus Finch. Throughout the novel, Atticus proves to readers that he is a man of his words and will stand up for what he believes in. His son, Jem Finch, and daughter, Jean Louis Finch (Scout), both look up to him as he believes…

The Model Parent Atticus Finch is the father of the protagonist Scout and her brother Jem in the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It is definitely evident that he is a good parent to his two children. Atticus is an exemplary father due to his sense of fairness and his good morals. First and foremost, Atticus Finch is a very fair man to his children because he always takes their opinions into account. An example of this is when Scout tells him that she does not want to go to…

there are always plenty of role models that most people look up to. In the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird” Atticus Finch has definitely been one of them. He is a single father of two kids, a lawyer, and a friend to all; nevertheless, he has been an extremely superior role model and leader. This character analysis will tell how Atticus Finch has always been immensely confident, brave, and caring. Atticus is confident in many different categories. He defends a black man and puts everything he can…

brave. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a lawyer and demonstrates bravery throughout the whole story. He stands out in Maycomb for being different and brave towards the subject of segregation. Atticus Finch shows the themes of bravery, empathy, wisdom and racial segregation from the beginning of the book until the end. His word choices, actions and they way he treats people allows the readers to acknowledge all of these themes. Atticus demonstrates the definition of bravery…

ATTICUS FINCH – THE VIRTUES OF MORAL MAN Casey van der Merwe 201202300 Although Atticus Finch “has become the personification of the exemplary lawyer in serving the legal needs of the poor”, it has been argued by many that Atticus Finch was nevertheless still a part of a sexist and racial legal system. The question arises whether Atticus demonstrated the virtues of natural or positive law theories. Although Atticus was surrounded by a society as well as a legal system which could be described as…

Kind and understanding, strict while fair, Atticus Finch embodies everything that a father should be. Being a man of great strength and courage, he serves as Scout and Jem's hero; the steady presence that keeps them grounded and their only connection to the cruel adult world. Atticus is their teacher, their guardian, and their friend. He takes on these duties without reluctance, and cares for his children the single manner he recognizes how. Profound and genuinely touching, Harper Lee's To Kill…

this novel Atticus Finch is appointed to Tom’s case and has to prove his innocence. In this novel the mocking bird is seen as a symbol for innocence. That’s why there is no doubt that Atticus Finch is the mockingbird because he is always polite, warns people when danger is approaching, and try’s to love everyone. Atticus Finch is considered a mockingbird because under any circumstance he is always polite. For example, Miss Stephanie tells the kid when she gets back from town that,” ‘Atticus…

statement is not true for Atticus Finch, whose moral compass leads him to always do the right thing. To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on the impact of morals on society and on an innocent man’s life. When an African American, Tom Robinson, is wrongly accused of raping Caucasian Mayella Ewell, Atticus Finch is assigned to defend him. Institutionalized racial bias is still common in the South in the 1930s, and Atticus knows that Robinson will not be acquitted, but he defends Atticus as well as he…