Atticus Finch Influence On To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee is a world renowned author, who in her life time has only published only one novel (with her consent). The novel Harper Lee published was, “To Kill a Mocking Bird”. This book portrays characteristics and culture of Southern Regions of North America, Harper Lee herself was born in Monroeville, Alabama and as the young child Scout in the Novel her father practiced law in the small town. Throughout Harper Lee’s upbringing of girlhood, she was strongly influenced by the history of slavery and racism around those area’s and through her past and experiences, it is clear to acknowledge that a lot of what is written in ‘To kill a Mockingbird” is based on her personal history as a child. Due to her many similarities with her story, the way this book is written is very similar

One Character that Harper Lee introduced into her story was Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch was the father of Scout and Jem, in the novel. Atticus was created to depict how one must parent, he represents morality and reasoning. He is truly iconic and is unique to the other characters due to his adult like treatment to his kids and his honest answer to every question, Atticus would make everyone who question something, see things in a different perspective. He maintains his polite, fair and stern attitude throughout all acts of the novel for e.g the courtroom scene and even when he was spit at, as quoted in the book through Mrs Maudie, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets”. He constantly reminds his children, to prevent taking advantage or insulting those less fortunate or less knowledgeable. Atticus was made by Harper Lee to promote justice, that’s why she puts Atticus in a position where he must defend Tom Robinson even though he knows himself he will lose case, it shows an example of how strongly he support human