Atticus Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Atticus Finch is very intelligent and well-respected by many. He is a good father to Scout and Jem. He is a man who’s going to fight for what he believes and sticks to it no matter the outcome. Atticus is very influential not only in his community but on his children as well. Atticus strongly believes that all should be treated equally. Overall, he is a good man. Proof of Atticus’s traits are shown in this section. “You’ve got everything to lose from this, Atticus. I mean everything.” “Do you really think so?” This was Atticus’s dangerous question……..“Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he’s not going till the truth’s told.” Atticus’s voice was even. “And you know what the truth is.” Proving Atticus is going to do what he believes in even when faced with the reality that he could lose everything he doesn’t let that cease him. Instead he’s not going to stop until the truth is told and justice is served even if that mean he

You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you , don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change….it’s a good one, even if it does resist learning.” “Atticus, are we going to win it?” “No, honey.” “Then why” “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” Atticus said. In this section Atticus proves that he’s going to do what’s right even when he know all the future holds is failure. When Atticus explains why he has to defend this man it shows Atticus determination for doing what’s right. Atticus tells Scout even they was “licked” from the beginning why wouldn’t he at least try to win. Atticus being the good father he is tells Scout she needs to fight with her head and not fist because she’s smart even if she refuses to learn. With this being said Atticus has an overall good set of beliefs and is a good