Atticus Character Analysis

In Harper Lee 's To Kill A Mockingbird, she emphasises that it is Atticus himself who is the true hero of the novel. This is revealed when Harper Lee presents Atticus as a heroic character. Atticus throughout the novel has displayed a good sense of justice and fairness. Atticus has shown that he has a good conscience and that he morally believes in what is right. Atticus has shown that he is one of the most respectable characters of the novel. Atticus has shown exceptional courage throughout the novel in many events.

Atticus has shown that he has a good sense of justice and fairness throughout the novel. Atticus believes that justice should be where everyone is accepted no matter who they are and that equality is necessary for justice to work.

Atticus has shown exceptional courage throughout the novel in some events. Throughout the novel, Atticus had acted with courage living up to his conscience and accepting his moral responsibilities, he had shown exceptional physical courage as well as moral courage. Atticus has shown exceptional courage by taking on the case of Tom Robinson knowing full well that the town will oppose Tom Robinson getting a trial. "Too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin ' bastard?" In this quote Bob Ewell is making vicious comments about Atticus as he is defending Tom Robinson, this shows how the citizens of Maycomb display their displeasure at Atticus behind his back or to his children, Atticus has also shown that he was a courageous man when he accepts the gun and shoots the rabid dog. "Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It 's knowing you 're licked before you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." Atticus has shown courage by shooting the rabid mad dog and in doing so protected his own children and the citizens of Maycomb, but in this quote he is telling his children that real courage is knowing you might lose but do it anyways, he is referring to the events of Mrs Dubose fighting morphine addiction in the last stages of her life. Atticus has shown exceptional courage thought out the novel in many events and also recognises the

In conclusion, Harper Lee has highlighted throughout the novel that Atticus is the true hero of the novel. Atticus has shown that he has a good sense of justice and fairness throughout the novel. Atticus has shown that he has a good conscience and believes in what he thinks is right. Atticus is one of the most respectable characters in the novel. Atticus has shown exceptional courage throughout the novel. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird may highlight a very bad society but in it emerges a true hero of the