2015 Atticus the Great Figure Father of Literature One of the most inspiring, fictional characters of the 20th century was Atticus Finch from the story To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The novel portrays a great father of principles that made a difference in a racist society. He claimed for justice no matter what race or color you are, and for equal rights. He regrouped all qualities a man needed at the time from courage to strength and commitment to his society and family. Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch as a father In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch plays the role of a father. When a child comes into the world, the father receives many responsibilities. A father loves, provides for, and protects a child. Through Atticus Finch, Lee demonstrates how a father must care for his children. Throughout the novel, Atticus provides for his two children, Scout and Jem, in many ways. In Celebrate the Family by Gary Smalley and John Trent, Ph.D
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 for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90). In this novel, Tom Robinson best portrays the mockingbird. He is a good citizen of Maycomb
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. Allowing his children to be partially
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus the father of two children and a lawyer has big responsibilities that he can handle as an adult that most couldn’t handle he take’s care of his children like most people don’t, he teaches them respect and to have respect to other people. Atticus has a big role in the novel, he plays a father of two and a lawyer of one. He goes into this really big case and he gives it everything he has. He’s also introduced to new questions from his kids as they are growing up and
make people love you or care for you. Atticus Finch is one of these people in the fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that revolves around the Finch family problems with certain cruel people.Atticus Finch is a man who gives equality to all types of people, and respects their opinion. Scout Finch begins to develop the same characteristics his father has because he wants to make a better of his children. Atticus possesses many qualities such as intelligence
Philosopher, argued how to achieve happiness. Aristotle believed one must exercise great virtues to achieve true happiness. Atticus Finch, who is an intelligent single father, a lawyer with a great sense of right and wrong, and one of the main characters in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is someone whom I believe meets Aristotle's requirements for happiness since he is always doing what he considers to be right, no matter what others pressure him to do. Atticus Finch has a great moral
the novel its true meaning. Atticus Finch is a fifty year-old lawyer in Maycomb, who lives with his two children Scout and Jem. Atticus displays respect for other people in Maycomb which makes him a respected character in this book. In addition he is thoughtful towards other people’s feelings and preferences making him a considerate person. The act of selflessness
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
How is the racial problem of the southern states of USA in the 1930s portrayed in To Kill a Mockingbird? INTRO In the 1930s the Southern states of America suffered from a strong discrimination and racial hatred towards colored people. They had no rights, no respect and were not allowed to go places white people went. In other words they were segregated from the rest of the society. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that show the life of a southern state od Alabama during the “black