Atticus is a nice and outgoing person who is trying to make a change in the town. He is a middle-aged man who lives in the suburbs. Who is also one of the finest lawyers in towns and is good at what he does. “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” … (Lee 90)
Atticus is a lawyer in a county called Maycomb that has two kids name scout and Jem. Atticus is defending a black man named Tom Robinson that is accused of rape in court. Atticus is put under a lot of pressure through the story dealing with this rape issue. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus present himself responsible,leader,wise. He is responsible in this novel because after his wife die he raise two kids by himself and provide food and shelter for them.
You never really understand a person until you understand things from their point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. ”(39) This advice summarizes Atticus’s approach to people. His ability to interpret other people’s views makes him an extremely righteous character. Another example of Atticus’s empathy reflects in his reaction to Bob Ewell’s threats.
Atticus is a person of integrity and he always cares for
In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus believes Maycomb is unjust because the town is inconsiderate of other people’s view, which is shown when Atticus gets targeted for defending a black man, worries that his kids will become bitter and catch Maycomb’s disease, and Aunt Alexandra advising Atticus that he is raising his kids wrong. To begin with, Mrs Dubose addresses to Scout and her family about how Atticus is disgracing his race and his color by defending Tom Robinson on the alleged rape case. Mrs Dubose says, “Your father’s no better than the ni**ers and trash he works for” (135). Atticus views Maycomb as an injustice town because during this time period black people were seen as a lower class. Atticus is mark as an overall victim because in the trial the county is shocked that Atticus is
In To Kill a Mockingbird, the town’s growth is very evident. A key factor to this is Atticus. He helps his children mature, helps the town grow from its racist ways and gives ground for the African-Americans to prosper. Throughout the novel, Atticus is shown as a good parent, respectable role model in the community and a just lawyer.
In this book white people had a big hatred towards the black people. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. A man named Atticus has two kids name Jem, and Scout. Atticus is a white man, and he stands up for a black man named Tom. In Maycomb County people don’t like black people.
Throughout the novel Atticus teaches a lot of things to Scout with the knowledge that he has. One of the first lessons he gives is “ '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' ” (Lee
Atticus is saying you got to see what others see and be in their shoes in order to think if they are a bad person or not. This statement is a very intelligent statement from him because in today’s world, people only see the bad in others, they never try to understand people from their own perspective. Both of these quotes shows a very excellent example of how people should accept
In, the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there were many themes that were supported in the novel. Harper Lee gave many general themes that were shown throughout the chapters of the novel. Atticus, who is one of the main characters of the novel input the aspect of life lessons to his children. One of the common themes that are shown throughout the novel is injustices. Atticus would greatly agree that the world that he lived in was unfair, sometimes.
Ultimately, Atticus is trying to teach his children the importance of understanding the impact their actions have, and instead of making fun of someone, they should put themselves in their position and wonder what it might be like to be
In How Too Kill a Mocking Bird Atticus is portrayed as the ideal guy to be in life. Never was he judgmental, he was kind,
Here Atticus preaches understanding of everyone and everything around us, and only then will you be able to judge. Later on in the book Atticus tell his children what real courage is, and what we. Should always strive for. "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It 's when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what"(Lee, 128).
This quote illustrates Atticus's emphasis on empathy and
Atticus Finch is a father of two children, a fair lawyer, a committed community member and most importantly a good person. The setting of the story To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a small town in an era where racism is prevalent, a white person’s word will always be above a black person’s. This attitude is common among the community members of the town and time period but Atticus hasn’t caught this “disease”. Throughout the novel, Atticus stays true to himself with the same morals and characteristics, even in difficult situations. Besides not having any prejudices against the black community, Atticus is also humble, has integrity and empathetic.
