Why Is Atticus Finch Wrong

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” Charles R. Swindoll. The book To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a small town, called Macomb, in the deep south of Alabama. Atticus Finch, one of the main characters and one of the best loved characters in American literature is the loving father of Jim and scout. Atticus was assigned to defend a black man in trial where the cards were stacked against him because of his race. Most of the town wanted Tom Robinson, the defendant, in the electric chair. Since his life was in danger from the town, Atticus went down to the county jail to protect and watch after Tom. When Atticus told Jim and Scout he was leaving and would not be home until after they had gone to
Jim and Scout were young and Atticus had the job of training them up to be responsible adults. He also loved them and wanted to build their character up so they would be respectable people. Some people say Atticus should not have punished Jim and Scout for not going home.
They argue the first reason is there was no harm. No one was hurt, and they even helped save the situation from someone getting hurt. (This time it went well, but it might not go well the next time. Atticus should not chance it. ), although this is true, it might not have ended that way and many people could have been hurt. Next time they disobey Atticus it might not go so well The second reason they argue for is they helped Atticus’ trial by talking to Mr. Cunningham, which helped Atticus’ trial since Mr. Cunningham was on the jury. It does not matter, they disobeyed. It turned out fine this time, but next time they disobeyed the outcome might not be the same.
In conclusion, Atticus should have punished Jim and Scout for leaving because of parenting problems, deliberate disobedience, and cultivating character. This matters to parents and children because parents are responsible for their children’s