the Holocaust. She once said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” To Kill a Mockingbird , a fiction story written by Harper Lee is about a town, Maycomb, whose people are going through much anguish during the great depression. Atticus changes are the most important to promoting the thematic cores of To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus shows his love for all people when he defends Tom Robinson in court. Atticus displays respect when he allows
society. The actions of Atticus Finch help both Jem and Scout mature into young adults that see the wrongdoings of the world. Atticus Finch’s righteous ideas and actions contrast what the rest of Maycomb believes, highlighting the wrongful prejudices most of the town believes to be a part of normal life. Atticus shows Jem and Scout very early on that Maycomb’s belief that racism is acceptable and normal is wrong by taking the case of Tom Robinson. When Scout asks why Atticus is defending tom if no
learn in the Novel from her father, Atticus that you should never attempt to harm anything or anyone that does not
Through the whole text, it’s clear that Atticus is a person hold on justice and exactly follow the Golden Rule. He is a layer and also father of Jem and Scout. He always treat people in a respectful way no matter how they react to him. He always be a good example of his children as they grow up. It does make sense that Atticus takes a stand to defend Tom Robinson because of his integrity and he is trying to set a good example of his children in order to show what is right and what is wrong. The
significant impact on the character of his children. Atticus Finch is a morally upright person as he does not lie and treats everyone as equals. Atticus also teaches his kids a number of important lessons and tries to set a good example for them. In Chapter Three, of To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus shows that he cares about Scout’s feelings as he is quick to
written to describe how life was, in Deep South Alabama in the 1930s. The story is in the view of Scout and Jem Finch. Scout is a smart girl and she relies heavily on her father. Atticus, their father, is a lawyer who is defending Tom Robinson, a black man with the charge of raping a white girl. “It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”(100). Even though this quote was towards when Atticus had complimented
Dubose, they just thought she was a mean person. After Atticus told them what her intentions were, she turned out to be a decent person. When the town thought Dolphus Raymond was a wealthy drunk, Dill and Scout discovered his paper sack was simply Coca-Cola and he was a thoughtful and intelligent person. The most obvious one was Boo Radley; after he came out to save the children, scout finally realizes just another human with morals. Atticus can see everyone's good side because he believes that you
Alabama in the 1930’s during the Great Depression, and during this period of time in America it was very segregated between whites and colored and the small fictional town of Maycomb isn’t very respectful when it comes to those of color and this affects the character Tom Robinson, an African American man who Atticus is defending for being accused by Bob Ewell for raping his nine-teen year old daughter named Mayella Ewell, because he is of color and people in Maycomb are quick to say that his is a guilty
Point Of View shows us how this is expressed. In The beginning of the book we meet Calpurnia the Finches maid and helper. The first example of racism in this book is when Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to her church one Sunday morning. As they arrived they were confronted by Lulu a harsh women who made the children feel unwelcomed, Scout stated “I agreed: they did not want us here. I sensed, rather than saw that we were being advanced upon.” (159). This goes to show how Scout interrupted their
town of Maycomb, Alabama set in the 1940’s during the years of the Great Depression. The novel reflects the ideas of conscience, courage and conviction through the story of two young children Jem and Scout growing up with their unconventional father Atticus, a small town lawyer. The novel is concerned with a series of events and experiences from which Scout and Jem observe and evaluate a series of situations and valuable lessons told through the innocent and intimate perspective of Scout looking back