In the book, to kill a mocking one of the main characters is Atticus Finch. He is a respected lawyer in Maycomb County, Alabama. He is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. Throughout the book, he faces the problem of representing a black man, Tom Robinson, in a rape case. Before, during and after the case, Atticus Finch always puts parenting first and is constantly trying to teach them lessons and values. His parenting style is very beneficial to the kids and adds a much needed part to the plot and helps teach Scout and Jem. During the course of the book, he teaches a lot of lessons to the kids that help them grow. One of the main lessons of the story can be summed up as looking at someone isn't truly seeing them. On Page 39 Chapter 3 Atticus states “If you can learn a simple trick Scout, you will get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” “Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This statement will be implemented throughout the entirety of the book. He does a very good job teaching his kids not to judge people and their pupils due to the fact there are many people in the book to judge and many people who judge others. He is trying to keep his kids from being like these people throughout the …show more content…
There are multiple ways that he helps teach this, one of the obvious being the Tom Robinson case. But that isn't the only way he teaches it. On Page 119 Chapter 10 Atticus states “I would rather you shoot tin cans in the backyard, but I know you will go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird” Atticus is trying to tell them that the innocent or as said in this quote the mocking bird do not deserve to be hurt or killed. He wants Scout and Jem to learn to protect and defend the