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Atticus Finch Character Analysis To Kill A Mockingbird

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Mercedes Tyliszczak Mr. Hamelin ENG 2D1 4 April 2016 Literature and Writing: Character Analysis The optimal Southern liberal lawyer in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; the main character Atticus Finch's has a great moral standard which any man would be proud to obtain. He is an archetype of personal courage in the first part of this novel chapters 1 through 11, and his courage is demonstrated over time repeatedly. Atticus displays his definition of courage through his actions and behaviors within chapter 9 and 10. During the whole of chapter 9, Atticus reveals moral courage when he decides to defend and protect an innocent man named Tom Robinson. Who is a black man that has been accused of raping a white woman in the town Maycomb which is extremely racist. He observes the challenges that come with Tom Robinson’s case with his brother for one, there is no real evidence for Robinson’s …show more content…

Tim had stopped just in front of the Radleys' gate, and Sheriff Heck Tate handed his rifle to Atticus, stating along the lines of Atticus must kill the dog in one shot because he can not shoot very well and if he does not kill the dog with one bullet the dog will enter into Radley’s house! Atticus takes the shot with success. Later, Miss Maudie helps Scout that her father has always been very talented and skilled at sharpshooter but gave it all up when he realized shooting has given him an unfair advantage above many living things. In other words, Atticus found it extremely difficulty to kill innocent beings. Atticus shown an enormous amount of courage as well as heroism by dismissing his principles in order to save his county from Tim Johnson by killing him with a single shot. Although Atticus has not fired a gun nor touched it in years, he accepts the responsibility for bringing the sick dog down, knowing that if he misses, disaster will

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it’s something you wouldn’t understand. Atticus is real old, but I wouldn’t care it he couldn’t do anything—I wouldn’t care if he couldn’t do a blessed thing . . . Atticus is a gentleman, just like me!’” (130-131).  Although Scout wants to brag to the whole town about Atticus’s skill in shooting, Jem realizes that since Atticus had not told them before, and tries not to bring the subject up, he probably had not wanted them to know about it.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird directed by Robert Mulligan, Gregory Peck accurately portrays Atticus Finch and his closing speech in the courtroom. Firstly, Gregory Peck changes his voice to emphasize points that Atticus feels strongly about. When Atticus is listing the stereotypes that the persecution was relying on using to prove that Tom Robinson is guilty, Gregory made his voice sound disappointed. Gregory Peck tried to make the persecution feel guilty and disappointed in themselves. In addition, to show emphasis, Gregory Peck raises his voice when he is saying key phrases.

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Atticus takes the trial knowing the consequence that him and his family will be harrassed by the town because it is the right thing to do. Atticus finch decides to defend Tom Robinson to be a good role model for his children and prove that the “Golden Rule” is a rule to

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When a dangerous and vicious dog comes into the neighborhood, Atticus is the one who shoots it: “[Atticus] brought the gun to his shoulder. The rifle cracked. Tim Johnson flopped over… in a brown-and-white heap” (96). Atticus knows that this is a one shot job. As he holds the gun to his shoulder, he knows that he has to have perfect aim because anyone could be right around the corner.

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