Compare And Contrast Atticus And Calpurnia

Dubose despite she says mean things about him. He is always polite towards Mrs. Dubose. Atticus understands the difference of the ground from which they have been raised. Before judging Mrs. Dubose negatively, he makes his children consider about their judgement. Another example of Atticus showing sympathy towards people is a case with Bob Ewell.

Jem proves this when he deals with situations differently, by standing up for what he believed to be right, or when he confronts a bitter truth in a painful manner. His word choice and manner of speaking demonstrate his superiority and his desire to act more refined. These factors are demonstrated as he changes his nature and personality. Jem’s change from being a naive child to a knowledgeable adolescent is similar to Laura Ingalls initially being a carefree youngster and later turning into a sensible, indefatigable youth. The gradual maturity of both characters influenced their respective books deeply.

Roberts absolutely shows the character archetypes of the sidekick, the hero, and the villain. Maggie demonstrated the sidekick archetype by looking out for her partner, her trustworthiness, and the ability to fix problems. Adam portrayed the hero, by his unselfishness, bravery, and willingness to help. Lastly, Daniel Tanner showed the villain by his lack of empathy, selfishness, and his clever ways. Knowing these character archetypes really helped me understand the characters better, which ultimately helped me understand the book better.

Atticus is Courageous in “ To Kill a Mockingbird” Many books have characters that people fall in love with. Exciting things occur to the characters and they start to show their moral personalities. You start to see characters grow from the beginning. Despite of all the hatred in Maycomb, Atticus shows moral, physical, and emotional courage by defending Tom Robinson, in “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. To begin with, Atticus demonstrates moral courage through his determination to defend Tom Robinson's case, despite of what his friends and neighbors have to say.

The Importance of Courage The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy- MLK Jr. This quote is the perfect way to summarize the important lessons learned by Jem and Scout Finch in To KIll A Mockingbird. They learn these important lessons through various events and characters such as Tom robinson and his trial, Atticus Finch, and Mrs.Dubose. These events and characters shape Jem and Scout and the reader learns these lessons vicariously through them. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee the development of the characters of Jem and Scout display the importance of Courage as well as the evils of racism and prejudice.

To begin, The change we see in Atticus’s perspective and moral values from To Kill a Mockingbird to Go Set a Watchman creates a lasting impact on how Scout sees her father who was once her role model, and the dynamics of their relationship that Scout values. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is a honorable, intelligent, and courageous. Atticus cares about the moral upbringing of Jem and Jean Louise, but he allows his children to be individuals. In addition, Atticus teaches his children multiple life lessons. These lessons range from the respect of every individual to teaching Jean Louise and Jem a sense of morality and compassion.

In An Analysis of the Adolescent Problems in The Catcher in the Rye, Lingdi Chen says that Holden sees the protection of children’s innocence as a primary virtue and that he enjoys being with Jane Gallagher and Phoebe because they are innocent and youthful. Holden is extremely kind to Jane Gallagher not only because she’s innocent but also because he thinks he can help her keep her innocence by being her friend and punching Stradlater before he takes her on a

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee depicts and portrays many important themes, including compassion and justice. However, the theme of tolerance of others is significant. In the world of the 1930’s South, prejudices and biases of many types are plentiful. Nonetheless, many of the important characters of the novel, such as the entire Finch family, learn and demonstrate this theme in relation to other members of the community. They are not fazed by the norms of their society, and instead try and put themselves in other’s shoes.

The novel Looking For Alaska by John Green surprisingly offers almost unrealistic expectations regarding adult supervision, allowing Miles, along with his schoolmates to find their own beliefs regarding personal morals. The unrealistic aspects of the novel  are beneficial. “Moral Choices,” an article written by “The Allen Review,” states that “the novels allow student to vicariously experience challenging, sometimes dangerous situation, in a non-threatening fictional arena,” (pg. 2) promoting growth without consequences. Watching and experiencing characters work through the challenges and setbacks common in adolescent's lives is valuable, especially in regards to relationships.

They might be afraid to show it but they will use it and it will show how great of a person they are. Education plays a big role in how someone goes about life, and if they have integrity or not. In Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus told Scout, “ You never really understood a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 39). Atticus showed Scout not only great empathy, but great parenting by teaching Scout something about the world. Atticus knows what it is like for people not the same as everyone else to get treated differently, so he is trying to teach Scout the right way.

What is popular is not always what is right, and Atticus shows us this throughout the novel. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch symbolizes morality and integrity, his parenting style is unlike any one else’s in Maycomb and is accepted by few. He treats his children as he would anyone else in Maycomb, with respect and without

Atticus stands up for what he believes in in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, even if his opinion is generally disagreed with; which is reflected greatly in his children as they learn to become part of society. He stands up for what he believes in by defending Tom Robinson even when the odds are stacked against him, and making Jem read to Mrs. Dubose even if she says awful things about him. These actions define Atticus’s character and shape his children into becoming the people they are. Atticus stands up for what he believes in by defending Tom Robinson and making Jem read to Mrs. Dubose; which influences his children become better people. When Atticus was selected to defend Tom Robinson, he decided to give him a full defence instead of giving him a half-hearted one.

I do my best to love everybody... I 'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it 's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn 't hurt you”(144). By telling Scout what he believes it teaches her what equality is which is a valuable lesson to learn. In the whole novel Atticus is shown preaching about equality, especially in the case against Tom Robinson.

They are both good characters, in Lord of the Flies, but in different ways. Ralph is elected the leader of the group of boys, and Simon is just a follower of Ralph. As the novel progresses, we see the difference between their motivations of goodness. Ralph was born a leader. Ralph behaves and acts according to moral guidelines.

His character traits helps the book called To Kill A Mockingbird to contain what aspects people should emulate atticus about in order to have better personalities. In the book, Atticus’s educational quotes and ideas make the book to sound judicious. To Kill A Mockingbird brings lots of vital themes to the readers and meaningful knowledge by using Atticus Finch, the most sagacious