Character Analysis Of Atticus In To Kill A Mockingbird, By Harper Lee

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Atticus from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a good dad, and compassionate. Atticus is compassionate because he cares about everyone. Scout asks Atticus is if he really is a negro lover and Atticus tells Scout he does his best to love everybody. “I do my best to love everybody…it’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name.” (Lee,148). Atticus is compassionate because most people in his town believe that being a negro lover is a bad thing, but even though Atticus is going to be shamed for helping a black man he does anyway. This shows that he does not care what someone else thinks but instead loves this person no matter their skin tone. Atticus is also a good dad. Atticus is a good dad because he teaches his children