Essay On Atticus's Strengths And Weaknesses

Atticus Finch Strengths and Faults Atticus Finch is an excellent father to two amiable kids known as Jem and Scout. He is a lawyer in a small town called Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus has a lot of strengths but, he also has some faults. One fault was being too belittled by the realism of Bob Ewell’s threats. This essay will explain Atticus's strengths and weaknesses in To Kill a Mockingbird. I believe that Atticus’s best strength is being an excellent father to his two kids Jem and Scout. Atticus helps his kid with important life lessons. He told his kids the truth instead of avoiding their questions or lying to them like what most parent would do if something bad happens. One example of this is when Tom Robinson had died in prison. He had said, “Depends on how you look at it. What was one Negro, more or less, among two hundred of ‘em? He wasn’t Tom to them,

He had made an outstanding speech about Tom Robinson’s innocence at the altercation. Atticus should have won the trial because he had proved that Tom was innocent. However, the jury was biased against African American people, making them unable to see the goodness Tom Robinson. This is why the jury’s verdict was that Tom was guilty and he was sent to prison on death road. Atticus had proved that Tom was innocent by saying “We don’t know, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left. . . Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses—his right hand.” (Lee 208). This quote shows that the jury should of acquitted Tom because Atticus gave enough evidence to prove his innocent. However, the jury still believed Tom was guilty even with the information given. Although he lost the court case, Atticus was still a smart lawyer by finding a way to show that Tom hadn’t committed any