How Is Atticus Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s book To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus is displayed as the mockingbird because he shows courage and confidence by putting his marbles all in basket; the mockingbird is pure, which is another characteristic Atticus shows by always making the right choice, and showing his true colors and never hiding who he is, accepting others as well as himself; always being the best mockingbird.Atticus describes his plea for justice by saying,”[I] am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion [...]come to a decision, and restore this defendant back to his family” (Lee 274). Atticus is displaying that he is spreading his wings and making the jump to explain to the jury that it doesn’t have to be this way,they have the power to make as much change as he does. By saying this, Lee was trying to show Atticus had mockingbird characteristics, because the mockingbird is bold and stands up for themselves, which is what Atticus displays. In addition, Miss Maudie tells Jem, “[T]here are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs[...]Your father is one of them” (Lee
Finally, Atticus reveals he makes the best choices whenever he can by saying, “[I]f you stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes for a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility”(Lee 292). When Atticus tells his children this, he is saying that it is not a good choice to judge someone without knowing what is going on in their life, and his children need to do the same. He is showing the right, and poise way to be, by showing his true colors, the mockingbird never tries to hide by whistling a different tune, it jumps in and goes with what the other birds are doing, Atticus expects what people do. Lee shows that Atticus is the mockingbird by displaying the characteristics; confidence and courage, purity, and