Atticus Finches actions may have been confusing and controversial, but he managed to be loved by many and respected by all. This character is a major part in the book because he contributes to the community and raises Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a hero because he is calm when dealing with irrational people, intellectual when dealing with the court case, and compassionate when dealing with his children and the community. Showing calmness is a trait that
To Kill a Mockingbird is a book written by Harper Lee. The time is set in the 1930s, and the story surrounds a family of three and the small town of Maycomb. Atticus Finch is a father and a lawyer who goes through an exhausting court case. The novel comes from his daughter, Scout’s, point of view. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee shows Atticus as a consistent, fair, and honest person to help represent the theme of equality. Throughout the whole novel, Atticus shows consistency to all people, whether
Atticus Finch Atticus Finch, he lived in the small town of Maycomb in Alabama with his two children Jem and Scout. He was one of the two lawyers in Maycomb and was very good at what he did. His children were always proud of him and wanted to be just like him. Even though his kids looked up to him, other people of the town did as well. As Jem would say, Atticus wasn’t like every dad in the town, he didn’t have catches with Jem. All he really did wad read the newspaper. He was a good father, fair lawyer
raised to think that discrimination against the black people is the right thing to do but during the present event of Tom Robinson’s trial for the rape of Mayella Ewell, Atticus Finch (a lawyer and single father of two children) might just be able to convince the white jury of maycomb to claim a black man not guilty of rape. Atticus Finch is an incredibly responsible parent in the town of Maycomb. He is a father of two young children and raises them as a single parent due to the early death of his wife
To Kill A Mocking Bird (1962) I believe that this film brilliantly captures both the shadows of racism and the bright shine of the civil rights movement that was growing in the 1960s, even though the story takes place during the 1930s. In a way, it portrays discrimination as a blind, unjust hatred towards the black community. For example, in the scene where Mr. Cunningham and his friends try to lynch Tom, Scout reminds the former of the time when he gave food to her family. To me, it seemed like
In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, symbolism is used throughout the novel. The novel takes place in the 1930s in Alabama, in which racism was at its peak. Harper Lee uses her characters to symbolize justice, morality, and ethics: Tom Robinson symbolizes the mockingbird because of his innocence; Atticus Finch symbolizes morality because of his refusal to back down from his principles; and the blue jay symbolizes Bob Ewell. Miss Maudie explained, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music
To Kill a Mocking Bird is a novel by Harper Lee where the use of influential characters is used to create the feeling of remembrance for civil rights and racism in the segregated United States of America. The story is told from the view of Scout Finch a young girl with a father who is a lawyer that represented a black man in a court case for “rape”, in the novel you learn about her father Atticus Finch, her Brother Jem Finch and Boo Radley who is her neighbor. To kill a mocking bird is such an influential
Victoria Verch Literature 5/10/15 Mrs. Tauchert Analysis of Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird Many people seem to underestimate the importance of honesty and what it can do for yourself, the people around you, and the community you live in. Atticus Finch is the epitome of perfectly balanced character when it comes to his morals and respect in his life. His character throughout the book remains static mostly in “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. He begins the story as an outstanding citizen
not to try to win.” These are the words of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel follows the fictional case of Tom Robinson, seen through the eyes of Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch, Atticus’ daughter. Atticus has been tasked by the judge to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a young white woman. Because of the discrimination of the time, Tom Robinson was ultimately found guilty and shot. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents the idea that morality
It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. It is a sin because they are innocent, good, protective animals that mind their own business and do nothing but good for their community. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, there are three mockingbirds in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. When there was a problem they could solve, they would solve it. Even if there was something they could do that would help someone in the slightest way, they would do it. Sometimes, knowing they weren't going to succeed, they