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

After reading chapters 4-9 in the book To Kill A Mockingbird, I can tell that Atticus is a very nice man and he treats other people well because he shows it when he is talking to other people. Atticus treats his kids pretty much like any other parent would; he is lenient but sometimes hard. Most of the time he is fair to his kids. In the book, he never uses violence against his children, he prefers to use words to talk it out. In the book, Scout says, “Atticus don’t ever do anything to Jem and me in the house that he don’t do in the yard” (Lee 51). Atticus is also fair because he sometimes lets his kids do things that could be offensive, but Atticus finds it humorous. During a snow day, the kids built a big and fat snowman that looked like Mr.Avery.

Atticus also lets his kids be most of the time. He lets his kids be kids and trusts them to run around and play most of the day. Sometimes, though, Atticus can be stern to his kids. Although he does find some things funny, he does not like his kids using the n-word or any offensive language. Also, he does not like his kids to disturb people. When the kids were outside playing the game “Boo Radley”, he told them to stop because it was offensive to the Radley’s and not very respectful. Lastly, Atticus sometimes is very stern to his kids. In the book, Scout says that Atticus has never whipped them, but has threatened them many times to do what he wants. Atticus also treats Calpurnia and the Cunninghams nicely. Atticus really respects Calpurnia for what she does. He knows that she takes care of, and protects his kids on a daily basis. Usually, when Atticus talks about Cal he talks well about her. He sometimes makes comments about how the family would not be able to function without her. This shows that he not only respects her, but also knows she is a good worker, so he talks well about her. Also, you can tell from the book that Atticus trusts