How Does Lee Present The Conflict In To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was told from the first person perspective of Scout, Jean Louise Finch, and was a unique blend of Scout’s younger and older self. In the small country town of Maycomb, Alabama. The Finch family which includes Scout, Atticus, and Jem Finch reside. Atticus demonstrates his calm-tempered nature during the story as he tends to handle conflicts with ease and little outburst. This shows us that he was a rather respectable man. Atticus also proved to us that he was an intelligent individual from the very beginning of the story, Atticus uses his resources and his points that he makes wisely. Atticus Finch was an intelligent, calm-tempered, and determined man during the story, he correctly represents the themes

“Atticus went to Montgomery to read [study] law, and his younger brother went to Boston to study medicine” (Lee 5). Bob Ewell, the antagonist of the story was introduced in chapter 16 as he accused Tom Robinson of raping his 19 year old girl, Mayella Ewell. Bob and his family live in a rather beat-up house behind the dumpsters of Maycomb, the family's money is low and their living was funded by the government. (Lee 227) The first main conflict shown in the story was when Bob Ewell calls Tom Robinson to the court for his rape accusations, later on we find out that Tom was in no way responsible for the beatings that Mayella endured during chapter 16. This quite obvious sparks conflict with Atticus, his defender, and the rest of the jury. Unfortunately, later on the town comes to realize that Tom never laid a

He was a static character because he never really changed during the story; Atticus represented all of these traits from beginning to end. Atticus went to Montgomery to study law (Lee 5), he had logical answers for most questions presented to him, and was resourceful. This proves that he was rather intelligent. Along with his professionalism, Atticus was also calm-tempered when it came to dealing with difficult situations or unnatural ones. We can see any example of this when Atticus had to deliver the news to Tom Robinson’s family and Bob Ewell calls him outside and spits in his face, in some circumstances most people would’ve believed that Atticus would throw a punch or respond in that manner. Instead, Atticus kept his composure and walked past him to his car. Atticus Finch was a rather determined man, to other people and to himself. We can clearly see this during the courtroom scene as Atticus fights for Tom with great determination. All of these traits fit a description of Atticus