Atticus Finch Good Vs Evil

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In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, there is a distinct contrast of good and evil. In this novel, Atticus Finch is an admirable person who demonstrates good qualities, whereas Bob Ewell is a cruel, racist, narrow-minded, lowlife person who is, in this case, evil. Some of Atticus’ traits in the novel are integrity, sincerity, open-mindedness and acceptance of others. He believes that everyone has integrity and self-respect somewhere inside of everyone, and because of this, he strives to respect everyone, and make a noticeable effort to understand each point of view, whether it is dishonest or wrong. Throughout the novel, Atticus tries to teach Scout that she shouldn’t accuse people for doing things that she thinks are wrong, and that
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