Atticus Parenting Quotes

As a popular saying went,“Good parenting does not mean giving him a perfect life, it means teaching him how to lead a good and happy life in our imperfect world.” This quote relates to Atticus Finch, from To Kill a Mockingbird, because Atticus is a good parent to Jem and Scout and teaches them many lessons. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a great father to Jem and Scout. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch is a great father to Jem and Scout. For example, Atticus ensures he starts his goods off on a good path at a young age by, “Scout yonder’s been readin’ ever since she was born, and she ain’t even started to school yet.” (Lee, 8). Atticus chose to teach Scout to read at a very young

First off, Atticus has Calpurnia taking care of his kids because he isn't home enough to take care of them.( To Kill a Mockingbird Movie). Some say a father should be taking care of his kids and not have someone else do it for him. However, Atticus chose to find a nice caring person to take care of his kids, he chose to hire Calpurnia, she isn't just there because of no reason. The kids aren't home alone they are with someone else and Atticus is a responsible parent to hire someone to do so, so they aren't home alone they have a caregiver. Additionally, In the beginning of the movie, Jem is saying how Atticus is old and that he won't play football with the other dads in town because he says Atticus says he's too old to play ( To Kill a Mockingbird Movie). Others also that Atticus is too old to take care of his young kids. On the other hand, He is an older person, but he is not a 70-year-old man he is in his 50’s. Along with that if you say He is older then you can also say he is wiser. He can teach his kids many good lessons from his experience. Therefore, some may argue that Atticus is not a good father to Jem and Scout, the truth is Atticus does what he does with his kids in mind so that it is better for