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    In usually every book 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…

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    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…

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    I characterize Atticus as old and uncool. To start, in the book To Kill A Mockingbird it states “He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries . . .” (Lee 118). This shows how much different Atticus and his kids must feel. Atticus was just to old and different than all the other kids parents. All the other kids parents will play games with them, sports, and do everything with them. Atticus could not even play football with his kids. When he tried to play football with his kids,…

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    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…

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    in the 1930s who is accused of raping a white girl named Mayella Ewell. In 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,…

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch completes the hero’s journey, beginning with her mundane world in Maycomb County. Unlike Nick Carraway, her ordinary world does not hold much significance considering Scout wasn’t prepared for her call to adventure, nor was it voluntary. Her life changes when her father, Atticus, takes on a case to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape. Moreover, this is a pivotal moment in Scout’s life, she will begin to understand the society she lives in and…

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    who is brave they usually might think of a firefighter or a policeman, but no one ever thinks of a lawyer being 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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    The Wise Father Named Atticus Finch Atticus Finch plays a key role in the story. Throughout the book, he teaches Jem and Scout, along with the reader, essential life lessons. Along with preaching much needed lessons to his children, he was also a worthy role model of justice for them that was very much needed in the time setting of the story. Not only is Atticus an important character to the story purely as himself, his is also needed to help form the characters of his children. To Kill a…

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