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To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Character Development

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To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, had a lot of character development. But what is the best? As displayed in the book, Atticus carries a lot of strengths and weaknesses but, throughout the story, his “true colors” shine through, and the readers discover the real him. One display of development Atticus has is when he leaves home to go see Tom Robinson (his client) at the jail, but his kids, Scout and Jem and their friend Dill, follow him to make sure he is okay and know where he’s going. Once there, Scout sees a small mob of men approaching Atticus stating how Atticus should “Get aside from the door, Mr. Finch.” (Lee 151) Meaning that they want to harm Tom Robinson for all he “did” to Mayella Ewell. When things started getting a little more heated, Scout jumped in front of Atticus and started insulting the men, saying things like “Hey, Mr. Cunningham”. …show more content…

Just saying that to make Mr. Cunningham double think his decisions since Atticus was so kind to help him in court, and now he turned and did the thing all to Atticus. After the men ran off after some time, they all left and went home, just to receive no punishment for sneaking out. Aunt Alexandra called Atticus a bad father for letting his kids just get off the hook and not get in trouble and criticized his parenting skills. This led to later in the novel when Atticus stepped up and showed how well of a parent he is. Atticus also showed development and growth when he heard Tom Robinson passed away. Especially when he went to Tom’s house to tell his family he had passed away, he guided a little child down the steps with his hand, displaying much kindness toward the family. Also, when breaking the news to Helen Robinson she collapses to the floor and Atticus carries her inside, showing a level of respect and kindness towards her filled with sympathy. After that, when Atticus stepped outside to leave, Bob Ewell was standing by Atticus’s car waiting for

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