Atticus is a responsible character in to reasons. The first reason is a father figure for his kids. He’s protective by telling the kids why its a sin ti shoot a mockingbird. He gets scared when Scout and Jem show up at the lynch mob. He doesn’t want the kids to be in the courtroom when the trial happens.
Atticus is a lawyer in a county called Maycomb that has two kids name scout and Jem. Atticus is defending a black man named Tom Robinson that is accused of rape in court. Atticus is put under a lot of pressure through the story dealing with this rape issue. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus present himself responsible,leader,wise. He is responsible in this novel because after his wife die he raise two kids by himself and provide food and shelter for them.
Atticus from the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a character with a large list of traits. One that seems to stand out is his willingness to preserve life whenever he can. This is seen in chapter 10 when he shoots the sick dog. It is later emphasized that the dog is dangerous on pg. 128, “…he’s just as dangerous dead as alive”.
For Atticus, you have to judge yourself before you can judge anyone else. His own self-respect is bound up with his good morals if he did something he knew was wrong, even if it was justified, he would lose all moral authority over others. For example on page 75 ch. 9 Atticus was telling his reasons for defending Tom Robinson and what it would do if he didn’t defend Tom Robinson “If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why are you doing it?”
Atticus also showed his courage in court when he did everything in his power to establish Tom Robinson’s innocence. When he took the case, Atticus was expected to not actually care about the outcome. With his quiet daring, Atticus proved the town wrong. His entire reputation could have been ruined. Atticus couldn’t care less.
Foreign Invaders caused quite a ruckus in the Roman Empire. It was too large of an empire to be protected, and natural borders weren't doing them much justice. There weren't enough legionnaires to guard frontier boundaries, likewise, the legions weakened. The legionnaires were so concerned with their salaries and control of the throne, they lost focus of their job: to protect Rome. Germanic tribes began to invade Rome and they hit their weak spot.
With their unbeknownst number of kids the Ewell brood, specifically Bob Ewell becomes jealous and outright angry that Atticus would oppose him in the court of law by representing Tom Robinson. Although against the odds Atticus feels empathetic towards the Ewells not necessarily Bob but instead for Mayella, he understands what she is being put through, Suffering through domestic abuse, and in court Atticus even goes so far as to state that he feels sorry for Mayella. To add to this he implies that the man truly guilty of beating Mayella is in the courtroom (Bob Ewell). This did nothing to calm Bob Ewell’s seething manner instead it only escalated it, and in an attempt to get back at atticus he tries to kill his children whom are saved by an unseen and unknown force which killed Mr. Ewell. The precursor towards this however was when Bob Ewell spit on Atticus but even through this Atticus was rational, he thought about it.
To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, had a lot of character development. But what is the best? As displayed in the book, Atticus carries a lot of strengths and weaknesses but, throughout the story, his “true colors” shine through, and the readers discover the real him. One display of development Atticus has is when he leaves home to go see Tom Robinson (his client) at the jail, but his kids, Scout and Jem and their friend Dill, follow him to make sure he is okay and know where he’s going. Once there, Scout sees a small mob of men approaching Atticus stating how Atticus should “Get aside from the door, Mr. Finch.”
To Begin with, Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird shows his care and compassion for Tom as he defends Tom against an entire jury who believes he is guilty because of the color of his skin. Atticus while talking to his children makes the statement, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win” (Mockingbird 76). Atticus is saying that just because many people have been made to believe that blacks do not have the same legal rights as whites do that they cannot win the case, yet Atticus states that he will try his hardest to try and win the case. In addition, he believes everyone’s mind is set on Tom being guilty because of the color of his skin, but he will try everything to change the minds
Atticus and Alexandra learned that Jean and Hank had gone swimming the night before and the entire town had heard of it. Alexandra was furious, but Atticus remained calm and let Jean Louise tell her side of the story. Atticus did not get mad at Jean because he knew that what she did was not as big of a deal as everyone had made it out to be and she did it because she thought it would be fun and not have many consequences. The article by Allen Mendenhall discusses how although Atticus is not a perfect man.
Atticus is faced with many threats along the way and is shunned in the community for defending a man of such a heinous crime. During the trial Atticus makes many strong arguments and it is plainly
To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Can you imagine our country looks like right now if all of us have a father like Atticus Finch? In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee showed that even thought how mean a person is they’re still your friend. This story was about how racism and equality affects humankind except the Finch family. Their family is not just an ordinary like the others because Atticus Finch was not just an ordinary father. Atticus’ relationship with his kids was very different especially because he teaches them how to be respectful to others and by not being racist.
Lastly, he shows fairness when he thought Jem was the one who stabbed Bob Ewell. Atticus explains ‘’’Of course it was clear cut defense but I’ll have to go to the office and hunt up.’’’ (pg 365). This shows
Harper Lee By Kala Goad Submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements of English 10 30 April 2018 Kala Goad Period 3 Mrs. Parker English 10 30 April 2018 Harper Lee, always been in some way different than her peers; never caring about fashion or makeup like all the other girls did, not focusing on dating and not caring about what others thought of her. Somehow she managed to write and publish a book that would keep people waiting for a sequel for over half a century. She was never a “normal” child but her father encouraged her to be herself.
To Kill A Mockingbird Character analysis on Atticus To Kill A Mockingbird is an insightful story about a lawyer named Atticus who is defending Tom Robinson, an African American man, for being accused of rape by the Ewells family. Mr. Ewell, a white man, had beaten his daughter Mayella when he found out she had been having Robinson help her with tasks around the house and yard. He also saw her through a window putting advances on Mr. Robinson. He beat his daughter and blamed Tom Robinson for his daughter's injuries. Atticus had proven that it was impossible for Tom to have beaten Mayella because Tom was right handed and Mr. Ewell was left handed, Mayella's wound prints were clearly made with the left hand.
