Atticus Finch was very insidious in his closing ceremony, using several tactics to convince the jury of a black man Tom Robinson's Innocence. In Harper Lee's suspenseful story To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus went over the evidence in the beginning, laying out the facts. Then, he stated that the case was not a difficult one at all, implying that the jury should have a simple time deciding whether Tom was innocent or guilty. He conversates the lack of proof against Tom and the obvious guilt of Mr. Ewell a white man, without going straight out and saying it.
"Character is doing the right thing when nobody 's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that 's right is to get by, and the only thing that 's wrong is to get caught", said JC Watts, an American politician. Yet many people seek opportunities to do what is right only when they think that someone else will view them favorably because of it; others conform to ideals they do not believe just so they can fit in with the group. A true hero is someone who always follows their morals, no matter what.
“Some people come into your life as blessings. Some come into your life as lessons.” -Mother Teresa. Scout Finch learns many life lesson in the book, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ By Harper Lee, from many different characters.
the decisions made on a daily basis by humans are influenced by the public opinion, but Atticus Finch takes on a controversial case and goes against the public opinion. Being criticized by all of Maycomb for defending Tom Robinson, a black person, he risks his life to do what is right. In a society where racism and prejudice has blindfolded citizens and hidden the truth from them, Atticus accepts the case while he could have rejected it and saved himself and his family trouble and danger of being killed. Despite having almost no chance to win the case Atticus defends Tom Robinson because he feels compelled to do defend justice and set an example for his children and the
In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch give life lessons to his kids. He does that by saying to them and then they kinda figure it out as they go. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This is one that I found was need to help Scout Finch learn some lessons. He is trying to tell his daughter that you can’t just judge people on how they act.
When Scout complains about Miss Caroline, Atticus states, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 33). Atticus Finch says empathy is based on sympathy, on being able to see another person 's point of view and comprehend why they act the way they do even if it 's hard to agree with it. He is allocating fatherly advice to Scout by telling her that Miss Caroline was probably just trying to do her best in a new environment. This piece of advice supports Scouts development throughout the novel by making her not as agile to judge.
Lawyers receive a lot of criticism on their side that they are nasty slugs and materialistic, yet, there is a man named Atticus Finch, a lawyer who receives a good name as a lawyer and father. He is a fictional character in the novel by Harper Lee “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Atticus is probably a man that many people want to be resembled. He is an extremely upright man who seeks to deal with everyone fairly. This lawyer represents morality and reasoning in the novel.
Mercedes Tyliszczak Mr. Hamelin ENG 2D1 4 April 2016 Literature and Writing: Character Analysis The optimal Southern liberal lawyer in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; the main character Atticus Finch's has a great moral standard which any man would be proud to obtain. He is an archetype of personal courage in the first part of this novel chapters 1 through 11, and his courage is demonstrated over time repeatedly. Atticus displays his definition of courage through his actions and behaviors within chapter 9 and 10.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has impacted many individuals’ lives. Each character has their perfect fit in this fictional story. Harper Lee uses Scout's point of view, even though you can feel how other characters are feeling and acting. So many situations happen in this marvelous book, you even get taught a lesson from them. Scout learns the biggest lesson, though.
An epic quest, an amazing journey, a great evil against the hero, these are things used in books for centuries and the thought of these being in this world today is very hard to imagine. The possibility of a danger beyond our normal lives just does not seem possible, but it is. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character, a little six-year-old named Scout, has to come to learn about this great evil and how she should run the other way on her quest. In fact, for anyone to run away from the great evil in this world they need a savior, and in order for someone to realize their need for a savior, one must realize that there is great evil and great good in this world and that these two coexist on earth whilst affecting our quests at every turn.
Some people have more fun than others. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a young boy named Dill possesses all the characteristics needed to have a great time. Dill, a six-year-old child when the story begins, sees life differently than others in his small Southern world. Odd and mysterious things obsessively interest him, he has a wild imagination, and he shows sympathy to the outcasts in his racially divided culture. His curiosity, creativity, and compassion provide him with a unique view of the world.
Atticus Finch is a strong-hearted lawyer who fights for the good of the people. He believes in equality for all and he always finds the good in people even if they insult him. One such situation is with Mrs. Dubose; she would yell insults about him to his children every time they passed by her house. Jem and Scout do not react very well to the insults but Atticus would reply with a comment like, “Good evening Mrs. Dubose! You look like a picture this evening.”
“‘...some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to be trusted around women-black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men’” (Lee 273). In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, a black man, is falsely convicted of raping Mayella, a white women. Tom is placed in a position where anything that escapes Mayella’s mouth goes against his word.
While both Mayella and Boo grew up with parents that inflicted cruelty upon them, Jem and Scout were raised in a positive yet unusual way. As Scout says, “he played with us, read to us… treated us with a courteous detachment” (6) Atticus did tasks most fathers would, as Scout says, “he played with us, read to us… treated his children with a courteous detachment” (6). Through off-hand parenting, Scout and Jem were taught how to think and solve problems for themselves while still receiving a respectful kindness from their father. The way Atticus brought up his children helped them mature throughout the novel and it is reflected in the difference between their choices at the beginning and end of the story.
The story “To Kill A Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee, starts off as the narrator Jean Louse Finch (Scout), tells the tale of her brother breaking his arm. She then continues on to her family history and how down the line after Simon Finch left England to avoid religious persecution, he bought slaves in America and built Finch’s Landing, a plantation in Alabama. The property was passed from each generations’ son to the next until it reached Scout’s father, Atticus. As Scout tells the story of Simon Finch, she discreetly implements a few of the story’s themes; the evil men commit, hypocrisy, and racism.
