Finch

In the brilliant and memorable novel To Kill a Mockingbird a theme in this book occurs often. In the book Atticus Finch tells his children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and the reason being is because all they do is make beautiful music for everyone. Atticus saying this relates so much more to the book than originally thought. There are three main characters in this book who are metaphorically mockingbirds. Being a mockingbird is not having wings or a beak, but truly doing only the…

Scout Finch is a young girl in To Kill A Mockingbird who lives in Maycomb, a small town in the South during the Reconstruction Era. Harper Lee uses Scout’s ignorance and vagueness as a little girl and her developing understanding about events happening her life to demonstrate a unique instance of the age old and common moral versus society dilemma. Lee’s approach to portraying this is made in an effort to show the inevitable problem in an unbiased way. As Scout grows older she becomes aware of…

eight chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the book reveals two moral lessons Scout develops: to not pass judgement on someone without experiencing their dilemmas and also unfolds the awareness of coming of age. The narrator, Jean Louise Finch also known as “Scout” is an adventurous girl in a vast and complex world who begins to understand people and their lives. Scout not only develops moral beliefs through her own encounters but also due to her father who practiced ethical…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the most interesting characters by far is Atticus Finch. As the father of Scout and Jem,this old man was the best lawyer in Maycomb County, who was fiercely dedicated to the idea of equality and everyone being treated the same. This is illustrated when he defended a black man in a court case he knew he would lose.He is also righteously loyal to the law, and believes that no one, no matter how close to him, has the ability to run away from…

in the novel’s historical setting. However, injustice can manifest itself at any time, period, race and gender. Without a doubt, injustice is more prevalent in the current generation, indistinctness and subtleness are the only differences. Atticus Finch is the perfect example of a person who is very adamant about the fight for justice by showing moral courage against inequity and prejudice. The fight for justice during adverse situations is more rewarding and fulfilling because it concedes…

Throughout the past 60 years, Parenting has become corrupt in every way now known today. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird the author, Harper Lee gives reason to why you shouldn't ever kill a mockingbird relating back to a specific character. Atticus Finch a father of two is challenged with much pressure as to resolving a case study against a black man. Throughout his case study his children are shamed upon as being said there father is a “negro lover”, as this plays out Atticus’s parenting role…

Imagine living in a town with racial prejudice. Many wouldn’t be able to bear the discrimination and others would get overwhelmed. The father of two children not only has to model for his children but also show the way for others. Atticus Finch is a man that meets the criteria of a hero because he helps his children understand their society. In the book To Kill a Mocking bird, Tom Robinson’s trial was said to be hopeless and that Tom was going to lose anyway. Atticus was Open minded and gave Tom…

Joseph Crespino argues that Atticus Finch felt the need to take the case and help Tom Robinson who was "naïve" because, of his paternalistic side. (Crespino The Strange Career of Atticus Finch, JSTOR.com) To justify this idea of paternalism he says, " Tom Robinson is sweetly innocent and naïve; Atticus feels a moral responsibility to defend him, as the novel's tide attests, because a black man accused in the Jim Crow South was as helpless as a mockingbird." In chapter ten of To Kill a…

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" is Atticus Finch’s most powerful words. Within its 300 pages, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and more than 50 years later, one of the most popular and awarding books of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is still widely being taught in Australian schools and striking chords with readers today. Why is this one specific book relevant to Australians? The content of the book…

Gentleman Award There are many characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, but there is on that shines brighter than the rest. One might even deserve an award, a very special award. This man is Atticus Finch. Attics is a lawyer in Maycomb County. He is a father to his two children, Jean Louise and Jeremy Finch. Atticus deserves the God’s Greatest Gentleman Award because he is wise, loving, and willful to the people of Maycomb County. Atticus should receive the God’s Greatest Gentleman Award, because…