In “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a moral man because he sets good examples for his children because he portrays a leading figure by using his words, not fists, not judging a person until you get to understand who they are, and being able to get along with just about anyone. Atticus believed in fighting with words, not fists. “Hold your head high and keep those fists down”(Lee 76), as the story develops, Atticus reveals that he is a moral man by believing in the power of words, and that fists are not necessary in settling a feud/argument, I also envision that this applies especially to him because he is lawyer and uses words in his…
In the old movie The Breakfast Club, Bender is dangerous and this makes him memorable. He does things people normally wouldn’t do. For example do drugs or yell at a teacher. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most interesting characters is Atticus Finch. Atticus is smart, brave, and wise.…
Atticus is criticized openly in the society where the book takes place (Maycomb) because of his understandings. Atticus had made the connection that Mayella could have been beaten by her father instead of being beaten by Tom. He made this connection by saying that Mayella was hit on her right eye and it would make more sense for the person the person who attacked her was left handed. This shows that Mayella's dad could have beat her because he is left handed and Tom is right handed. “The right side, Mr. Finch, but she had more bruises—you wanta hear about ‘em?” He is criticized because people believed that he had crossed the line and had no right to say that. Atticus is also criticized with the fact that he believes Tom could have not beat…
“Then I saw the shadow…the shadow of a man with a hat on…the shadow, crisp and toast moved across the porch towards Jem..When it crossed Jem… he went rigid.” (53)…
I have been waiting for this day to come. The day Tom Robinson is moved to Maycomb County Jail. I am truly terrified for Atticus nonetheless. Atticus is not a hostile person and I understand he is planning to guard the jail. I pray to the Lord nothing ensues. Oh no! This can’t be happening! The children are on their way to town. I can only assume they are following Atticus. Nothing good can come of this. I have been up all night and at last I see Atticus and the children walking home, unharmed. What a relief!…
Outside, the greens and browns run past me like dogs chasing cats as the tracks flew by like little birds. The train nosily rattles underneath my seat, rumbling along with the rocks. I am on train from Maycomb County back to Meridian, Mississippi. This summer’s been good to me in Maycomb. When I first arrived in Maycomb, it was a disappointment, all I found was boredom. Although, I changed my mind the day I met a funny-named boy who had soft brown hair and his sister, who lived in breeches. They were called, Jem and Scout from the loving Finch Family. The Finches consist of the couple, Atticus and his dead wife, their children, Jem and Scout along with Calpurnia who works for them.…
A shift in the attitudes and beliefs of any ancestral society is most often a convoluted and lengthy task, caused by a combination of many people's actions. The text "To Kill A Mockingbird," and the film "The Power of One," address the extent of influence one person's risk and sacrifice can have on the ideologies that are adhered to by a society. Both stories contain characters that show courage and morality by acting on their disapproval of the prejudice that is rife in their respective communities. Atticus Finch, of the text, is remarkably judicious and wise throughout the novel, and it is these mannerisms that gain him the respect of his society. Ironically, it is this righteousness that also leads him to jeopardise his standing and reputation…
I am Atticus finch. I'm a lawyer in this small town of Maycomb and have taken on many cases but the most confusing and most difficult case I've had was a rape case. The alleged mans name is Tom Robinson, a black man living in this town of Maycomb. I thought I had this case "in the bag", but it seems racism is a bigger threat than I thought. People had intent to kill and I had to protect Tom.…
Atticus’s philosophy is very wise. In Lee’s book, Atticus says “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-” He also says “-until you climb into his skin and…
As of today, we still have problem with prejudice and racism towards blacks. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel illustrating the struggles of a racist town in Alabama. Characters are at a struggle to comprehend the way people act. Knowing this, they have to learn what is right and act accordingly. Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, characters discover and begin to emphasize each other’s lives in large portions and in doing so, many characters develop and mature to understand the world they live in.…
tanding up and making an honest, and important speech about a certain subject may have the listeners surprise. It may even change their opinions and views forever. In the remarkable novel To Kill a Mockingbird, it is believed that the greatest disease is racism. The story was set in the 1930’s in the south. The only person to stand up for equal rights, and for a man’s innocence. Just standing up and defending a black man, earned him respect from most of his community. The man's name is Atticus Finch, father of two and lawyer of Maycomb County, Alabama. The one who he was protecting went by the name of Tom Robinson, also a father and husband. Atticus was an inspirational, honest and hard working man. He had made a great impacting speech in the…
Imagine you are in a town where racism is evident and you have been falsely accused of rape against a white woman, Mayella Ewell. You are an African American young man who has a beautiful wife and children, fighting for your freedom in a trial that could end with you being six feet underground. The evidence of the trial is to your advantage and your defending attorney is now presenting his closing argument that is sure to prove your innocence. The major conflict in the trial is the inequality you face because you are a colored man against a white woman. Racism was one of the many problems affecting the United States, especially in southern states, during the 1930’s. It is still a major issue in the United States today. In “To Kill A Mockingbird”…
Imagine owning someone. Imagine being able to control every movement of their fragile bones. Imagine making a marionette out of an innocent person. Now consider someone owning you. How would it feel, having to perform every task asked of you and being unable to say no? Perhaps that is how blacks felt in the when slavery began. Long since 1619, when the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, an American colony, whites were deemed to be privileged.…
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee is able to successfully develop the characters and portray her purpose for writing the novel. Numerous authors use their characters to achieve the goal of establishing a theme and purpose within their material. They are able to do this by using literary devices to convey what they want the readers to know. This technique is commonly used by authors to relay information and this book features the use of the main character’s perspective, irony, and metaphors. Harper Lee utilized rhetorical devices that manifested the purpose of the novel which focuses on the treatment of people, discrimination during that time era, along with prevalent gender roles forced upon characters throughout the book.…
How dare he make a mockery of me in front of the entire town like that, everyone gone think me trash after that gosh darn Atticus embarrassed me like that, how dare he. That man need be taught a lesson, who the hell does he think he is treating me like that I ain’t no Negro I am white and equal to him in every way, I may be the poorest man in Macomb but I am not nearly as bad as those coloured folk.…