To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Character Development

By setting the novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930’s the author uses this exposition to develop the theme through atticus’ character. Throughout the novel, the author portrays Atticus throughout the story in revealing a specific theme. Atticus is shown to be morally diverse contrasted to other characters in the story. Even during the current time period of the 1930’s, in a vary racist town in Alabama, Atticus sees many things of his time unfair and unjust. Throughout the novel Atticus shows the moral of the story through his own self morlas. He believes that even with the controversy of others in Maycomb, Atticus describes that others are “entitled to full respect of their own opinions”, but “before I can live with other folks I’ve go to live with myself.” (chapter. 11)

He does not agree with social conflicts that the rest of Maycomb’s people put stock into. Atticus shows many characteristics throughout the story, showing not only the reader many moral lessons through his values, but also his children in the story. Atticus continues formidable by defending Tom robinson. With the whole town against him, Atticus stayed strong in his beliefs, defending Tom Robinson, because he believed it was the right thing to do. Even with the names he gets for defending Tom, and the beating he takes after the trial, Atticus stays devoted to his own moral beliefs. He proves that Tom is innocent of his crimes and looks differently upon the resentment the Maycomb people have for blacks, as he declares, “in our courts all men are created