Finch

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it,” said Atticus Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird. This is a story that tells about Scout Finch, his brother Jem, and his father Atticus. The author, Harper Lee’s purpose when writing this book was to show racism and prejudice in the south in the 1930s. One of the focuses of this book is the court case of Tom Robinson, which ended up with an innocent man…

depicted childhood in the innocent perception of social phenomena and racism of the 1930’s. As many classics are, the novel was later translated into an Academy Award winning film that encompassed the complexity and innocence of the tale. Atticus Finch, arguably one of the most pivotal characters of American Literature, leaves an impression on the audience when he is personified both by Harper Lee in the novel, and by Gregory Peck in the movie. The renown closing statement of the trial is…

events involving her family and neighborhood as a child. The stories point of view is told from a ten year old girl, Jean Louise Finch (Scout), a round character throughout the novel. A round character is a character that drastically changes as the story progresses. These changes could be from learning a lesson, or experiencing personal growth. In the novel, Jean Louise Finch is a round character because she develops into a young woman who portrays a more grown-up perspective that allows her to…

pre Civil Rights movement and follows a young girl who goes throughout the story searching for answers to why dad views the world the way he does. She also is in search for her own views on where she was born and raised. The young girl Jean Louise Finch travels from New York to Alabama to see her family. She then has to deal with local issues that bring her closer to her aunt Alexandria, her uncle Jack, and her father Atticus. aside from her getting closer to her family she then regains…

heart or being brave. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, courage is “not a man with a gun in his hand,” but knowing “you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyways and see it through no matter what” (149). One of her characters, Atticus Finch, is the prime example of having courage. He is the prime example because he embodies the definition of courage by staying true to himself, doing what’s right no matter the consequences, and not making situations worse with violence by picking…

To Kill A Mockingbird is a historical fiction told through the eyes of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Her dad, Atticus Finch, is an attorney who is defending an African American male named Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. The major conflict that is depicted in this movie is Jim Crow Laws. To Kill a Mockingbird was set in a time period where Jim Crow Laws were prominent. “Jim Crow” became an insulting expression meaning “negro” in 1838. “Jim Crow Laws.” became known when…

Atticus that he is gonna tell everyone that Bob fell on his own knife. Heck Tate says, “‘To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight-to me, that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head. If it was any other man it’d be different. But not this man, Mr. Finch’”(369-370). Atticus and Scout later are discussing the matter and Scout says, “‘Well, it’s be sort of like shootin’…

Wouldn’t you think that compassion is always a good thing? Generally we associate this with good. However, in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee illustrates how the theme of compassion, though can be good, also could be dangerous. Atticus shows great compassion for Bob Ewell through the quarrel of the Tom Robinson trial. Like on page 235, “I think I understand,” said Atticus. “It might be because he knows in his heart that very few people in Maycomb really believed his and Mayella’s…

based off of what they have been exposed to. The way Atticus brought up, and taught Scout and Jem was an example of a perfect parent. To Kill A Mockingbird is a book written by Harper Lee about times during the Depression. Atticus Finch is the father of Jeremy and Jean Finch, a single father. Atticus was a gentleman, he taught Jem and Scout the proper things to do, and how to use their manners. He taught them to read, making them smarter, and was wise when he chose what to say to them. Atticus…

kill a mockingbird by harper lee was set in a time where morality was not something of great significance atticus finch was able to constantly show and teach his children the importance of having morals. Atticus finch teaches his children morals such as equality, always succeeding when you try and swallowing your pride. First Paragraph: A very substantial moral that atticus finch teaches his children is that in some points if life you have to swallow your pride and become the bigger person.…