What Is Atticus Finch's Personality In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the world of today, there are many people who have great personalities. Some of these personalities 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, tolerance, and courage. One characteristic Atticus possesses is intelligence. Atticus demonstrates intelligence when Scout was eavesdropping on Uncle Jack’s and his conversation. He let Scout listen to their conversation because he wanted Scout to get a better understanding on the situation. Another example is when Atticus was defending Tom…show more content…
All the neighbors just stared at him when he was about to shoot the dog. Most of the neighbors wouldn't do anything about the dog, and decided to call Atticus. Atticus knew he had practice shooting in a long time, but he still shot the mad dog. He also demonstrates courage when he took the Tom Robinson case knowing the conflicts it could bring him for defending a colored man. He received offensive comments from the people in Maycomb. He also fought hard for Tom because he didn't want Tom to be convicted. Another example is when he tried to protect Tom Robinson from the mob. He knew he was going to be physically hurt if he interfered even if he knew he might be wrong about Tom Robinson's innocence. When his children and Dill came to defend him, Atticus was worried about what would've happened to them. Atticus demanded Jem to leave and take the other two children, but Jem didn't listen to Atticus. The mob was getting frustrated, and told “ Mr. Finch to get’ em out of [there]” (Lee

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