Character Analysis- Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird, is a novel by Harper Lee. The novel is set in a small town in Alabama during the early 1900’s. During this time racial discrimination and prejudice are especially present, which is also shown in the book. The book follows a six-year old girl named Jean Louise Finch, who is called Scout for most of the novel. Scout is the daughter of Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is one of the protagonists in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. Atticus is a respectable and compassionate man which is shown throughout the movie and the novel.
In the movie, Atticus, who is a lawyer, is told by Judge Taylor that he has to defend Tom Robinson, A black man who was accused of raping a white woman. Atticus accepted the job, which was a courageous thing for him to do. During this time, accepting a job like this would have received a lot of backlash from the community. Atticus knew the consequences of defending Tom, however he still did, which was an honorable thing for him to do.
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He teaches his children not to judge people without knowing them. One example of this is when they have Walter Cunningham over for dinner. Atticus treats him the same as he would with any other guest he had. Even though it’s Calpurnia who talks to Scout about being respectful to company, Atticus shows that you should be respectful without having to be told. On page thirty-three, Atticus said, “You’ll never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Another time this is shown is when Atticus tells Scout and Jem that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. I think this a major quote from the book with high