The Rise And Fall Of Atticus Finch

Nabeela Ati Atcha

Mrs.Fraser

English 9, period 5A

09 March 2023 Atticus was never a hero

A hero isn’t someone who refuses to say racial slurs nor lets women do whatever they want with their bodies without enforcing misogynistic ideologies. Atticus Finch, a beloved character praised and beloved by readers of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is seen as a character with outstanding morals and heroic qualities, even so, there's individuals that despise Atticus Finch. A notable one would be Christopher Mettress in his article “The rise and fall of Atticus finch” he views Atticus’s character as an apathetic ,crude and despicable man who is not worthy of the title of hero. Metress’s views on Atticus are factual because he shares sexist ideals,

In paragraph 4 Metress includes Monroe freedman when he states, “‘Finch never attempts to change sexism in maycomb”’(Metress), Atticus never talked to Aunt Alexandra or tried to educate her on how her persistence to impose male and female traditional roles was harmful to his children, however instead he proceeds to share those same sexist ideals.When Jem is asking Atticus about why women can’t be jurors Atticus replies “‘it’s to protect are frail ladies from sordid cases like Tom, doubt we’d ever get a complete case, the ladies be interrupting”’(Lee). Atticus lets Scout run around in whatever she wants and pleases; surely he’s not sexist, no, in fact he thinks ladies are frail little creatures who are sensitive and incapable of being independent.

To back up his claim Metress inputs Vanderbilt-eric's point in his article when he quotes “‘instead of Finch being a hero who stands in opposition…he sands in a opposition as a apologist”’(Lee), Mettress is absolutely right Atticus is someone who constantly over writes what people around are saying towards the black community in Maycomb, he defends their wicked beliefs even when they're ready to harm not only him, but his children. On page 210 of “To kill A Mockingbird '' Finch ashers his kids that Mr Cunningham’s “‘basically a good man he has his blind spots''’(Lee). Mr Cunningham is a man who is willing to hurt Atticus, a man who gave him work and money just to get to a black man who he doesn't even know is guilty or not. Atticus not only excused his bigoted neighbor but defended him as well. Atticus will go beyond and above to defend the attempted murders of Tom, Metress is absolutely right, all Atticus is nothing but a defender of his pathetic