To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

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Jem and Scout’s perception on Atticus changes from boredom to amazement when Atticus shoots the mad dog; however, their reactions to this realization differ from Jem’s pride and respect for his father, against Scout’s notion to brag in order to relate with her peers. Jem and Scout’s perception on Atticus is that he is “feeble”, and he “didn’t do anything”, and he is “nearly blind” (Lee, 102). Atticus is different from the other parents as “he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke” (103). The only thing Scout and Jem want is that notion to relate with their peers and state something amazing that their father accomplished. Then a conflict occurs, Atticus shoots the mad dog. Then Scout and Jem are in awe of their