Atticus Finch Code Of Conscience

He chose the rugged path even though he knew he wouldn't be able to overcome it. It could ruin him and drive his family to the ground and under. He defends Mr.Robinson with a point to prove,when he’s committed a crime with no victim with or without conscience. Harper Lees “To kill a Mockingbird '' stars two siblings, Jeremiah and Jean and their father Atticus Finch from the small town of Maycomb Alabama in the 1930’s . A man with honor,integrity and a stalwart heart. The reason for Atticus to take this case has to do with his morals and how his children would perceive him. Not taking this case is akin to throwing away his worth for his children and Calpurni. “The main one is, if I didn't I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this country in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” (75 Lee). Atticus feels that if he doesn't defend Tom Robinson a black man, in trial he wouldn't feel right telling Jem and Scout what to do. Mr.Finch is the type of person to know what he’s getting into when he talks to someone. Scout doesn’t understand why Ms. Caroline doesn’t want her to read and Atticus tells her “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” (30

There isn’t a doubt in any Maycomb's citizens mind that Tom Robinson is a dead man. There is nothing Atticus could do to stop that from happening, so why take it at all. “She won’t let him be alone with Tom Robinson. She almost said Atticus was disgracin’ the family.” (147 Lee) His reputation, the Finch reputation, the loss of clients and maybe someone would come after him and beat him or worse he could end up dead. There are so many possible variables to taking this case that even if they had no racial prejudice, some people wouldn't take the case because of all the risk associated with