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Characteristics Of Atticus In To Kill A Mockingbird '

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In this Journal, I will be evaluating the characteristics of Atticus. I think atticus is a Civilized man because of a few of these reasons. First, Atticus does not care about what other people think of him. Atticus and the Tom Robinson deal, people don’t really like the idea of it because he is a black man but it does not mind Atticus. Next, Atticus does things independently, he does not not need everyone helping him. Atticus does things alone and that also doesn’t bother him. Lastly , Atticus does not tell everyone about his business. Atticus keeps everything on the down-low except when people find out about a lot of things when there is a town gossip. I also think Atticus is also kind hearted for a few reasons. First, Atticus cares about

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