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To Kill A Mockingbird Good And Fair Parent Analysis

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Parenting is a hard concept that many do not understand, and not everyone knows how to be good parents. Atticus from To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates the characteristic of being a good and fair parent. A good and fair parent isn’t biased in any way. They don’t listen to prejudice or are racist in any way. They teach their kids right from wrong, and make sure they learn to do the right thing. Atticus always listened to everyone before making a final decision, he didn’t just listen to the more superior person. Also, he didn’t let the rest of the community stop him from defending a black man, even though in that era there was a lot of prejudice. Every time Atticus’s daughter, Scout, came to him for help, he always gave her the right advice. Atticus repeatedly demonstrated that he didn’t give into prejudice, was fair and always taught right from wrong. Atticus is an excellent and fair parent, because he doesn’t give into prejudice, always listens to both …show more content…

Atticus demonstrates this when every time scout gets into a fight with someone. He listens to both sides of the story before putting the blame on anyone. For example, when Francis was harassing scout and she punches him, she gets in trouble with Uncle Jack, but he didn’t even listen to what scout had to say. As scout says in chapter 9, “When Jem an ‘I fuss Atticus doesn’t ever just listen to Jem’s side of it, he hears mine too.” Atticus, on the other hand listened. That’s why at the end of the chapter Uncle Jack says that he doesn’t want children, because he doesn’t have the characteristics like Atticus. This shows that he is fair because he Listened to both sides of the story and then decided what was right. Also, he wasn’t being one-sided or biased like everyone else in the house. By being fair to everyone equally Atticus demonstrates the characteristics of a good parent along with that he also shows that he doesn’t give into

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I think Atticus is a good overall dad becauses he has a soft side for Jem and Scout, he also shows empathy for Jem and Scout. The reason why I think why he has empathy for them is because he shows the need to comfort them when ever he gets the chance, and is worrying when ever they are gone. Atticus cares if Jem and Scout are gone a lot due to the intimidation and the unidentified areas of the Radley Household. Atticus believes that there is a “beast” in the Radley house intimidating him with Jem and Scout going there. Atticus seems to wish that the future is going to be perfect, some reasons behind this is that he told scout that “there was no need to worry” (Lee 131).

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An example of this is when he takes the Tom Robinson case. When Atticus says that it isn't popular for white people to defend black people Scout says, “If you shouldn't be defendin’ him, then why are you doin’ it” (Lee 100). Atticus then replies, “The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this country in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you to Jem not to do something again” (Lee 100). This shows that Atticus has integrity because according to him if he does not do something then he can not tell his children to do it. He likes to lead by example and feels that there are certain things that if he does not do he can no longer be a respectable

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He always tries to teach them what's wrong and what is right. I think that Atticus is right in the choices that he has

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Atticus set a good example when he was given the case of Tom Robinson. Even though Tom was black and accused of raping a white girl, Atticus gave it his best effort to defend Tom Robinson’s case. Atticus has even stated,”You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view”. He taught this to Jem because when Mrs. DeBose made a racial slur towards Atticus and Jem heard it, Jem brought all of her plants. Atticus made Jem go back and read to Mrs. DeBose everyday for a month straight.

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Atticus is an unbiased in the way he gets his children to see different perspectives and accept others for what they are because he realized there is no major difference between them and himself. On page 39, Atticus is talking to Scout about Miss Caroline. He says, “You can never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into this skin and walk around in it.” This shows that Atticus never judges people until he can comprehend their views and this is important to the story because it explains why he fights for Scout’s dressing rights and agrees to the Tom Robinson case. Later in the story, on page 144 Atticus tells Scout “I do my best to love everybody...

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As a popular saying went,“Good parenting does not mean giving him a perfect life, it means teaching him how to lead a good and happy life in our imperfect world.” This quote relates to Atticus Finch, from To Kill a Mockingbird, because Atticus is a good parent to Jem and Scout and teaches them many lessons. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a great father to Jem and Scout. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch is a great father to Jem and Scout.

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Atticus, as a parent, is not absent or faulty in any way. He is not overbearing, nor is he controlling. He lets his children learn their lessons their own way, even if it is the hard way. And though he does this, this is not to say his liberal beliefs do not rub off on the children’s.

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He dose this by allowing them to ask him any questions and treating them with respect and kindness. Atticus encourages his children to think for themselves and to be tolerant towards others, even if they don't agree with them. My finial reason is how Atticus shows tolerance towards Mrs. Dubose. She is a cantankerous old lady. Despite her rude behavior towards him and his children, Atticus helps Jem

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A good parent is a loving one and a loving parent treats their kids with respect and teaches their kids important morals, a lot like the character Atticus. Atticus is a loving parent in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird because he takes his time to explain things to Jem and Scout, he allows them to see the best and the worst of the world, and teaches them the importance of fairness. In the small town of Maycomb word gets around and when Scout arrives at school one day she starts hearing from Cecil Jacobs that her daddy defends niggers, this makes her upset and she denies it, when she gets home that evening she asks Atticus if he really defends niggers and he replies with “I’m simply defending a negro--his name is Tom Robinson... but there's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man.”

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Atticus being the good father he tries to instill some morals into his children by teaching them life lessons. He prepares the children for adult life when issues such as racism, and discrimination are part of a daily routine and teaches them how to be good people. Atticus also tries to teach the children to treat everybody with respect. He tells Jem that" I have no doubt that you've been annoyed by your contemporaries about me lawing for niggers, as you say, but to do something like this to a sick old lady is inexcusable." (11.43).

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    Atticus is a good father because he will explain everything. During the story Atticus explains to Scout what a compromise is. He told Scout the importance of compromising and how she

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When Jem and Scout’s Aunt Alexandra was thinking about moving in with the Finch’s, so they have a woman figure in their life, Atticus says to Scout, ‘’’How’d you like her to come live with us?’’’ (pg 128). This shows he is a good father because he cares about the opinion of his daughter. He honours and respects what she has to say. He is being fair because he knows the type of relationship Scout and her Aunt Alexandra have.

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He is a talented man, he is good at a variety of things from being the best checker player in the town to being an honest and fair lawyer, and he can even play the Jew’s harp. Atticus is seen as a great father even though the odds are against him he does not give up therefore he is admired and respected for his courage. His attitude and personality does not change. For instance Miss Maudie says, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets” As a parent Atticus has a special way of teaching values he not only tries to explain how to behave but also why to behave in that way. Instead of telling and stating instructions what is wrong and right he uses real life occasion as a medium.

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