heroic from time to time‚ but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time” -Luigi Pirandello‚ this quote is relatable to Atticus in How to kill a mockingbird. Atticus was the most intriguing character because he is able to see from different perspectives‚ he is wise‚ and treats everyone equally. Atticus has a far vision‚ he is able to see the fact from different perspectives. Atticus and Scout are sitting at the porch and Scout is telling him how she doesn’t want to go to school. “First of
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26) Since Atticus is representing Tom Robinson‚ the kids are getting picked on. Atticus gets called a "nigger lover "by the town and even his own relatives. Francis tell scout that her grandma says Atticus is a "nigger lover quote and he’s ruining the family. Then Scout gets to a fight with him only to be at fault in the end. Cecil Jacob says that Atticus is "defending a nigger" for the whole school to hear and Scout was about to get into a fight until she remembered Atticus was going to scold her
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one of the most predominate is fighting. This theme is shown by almost all of the characters in the novel. Atticus has strong views on fighting. He shows this when he taught Jem and Scout to be brave; for instance‚ when he told Scout to stop fighting the people that mock her Scout had to be brave enough to ignore the harsh remarks and put herself above them. One person that Atticus admired for having real courage is Mrs. Dubose. When Jem ruined her camellias because she verbally hurt him‚ he
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“It’s not time to worry yet‚” Atticus Finch famously quotes when he and his children‚ Jem and Jean Louise‚ informally known as Scout‚ confront trials and tribulations within their lives (Lee 139). Harper Lee‚ the infamous author of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ sets the scene of her novel in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ during the nineteen thirties‚ a time of racial prejudice and the Great Depression. Living as a single parent during this pressing time‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer in the town of Maycomb‚ is aware
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this journal I will be characterizing Atticus and questioning whether Calpurnia or Alexandra is an excellent mother to the children. As I am further reading To Kill a Mockingbird I begin to characterize Atticus. I characterize Atticus as a caring and wise individual. One of the first ways Atticus portrays himself as is caring. Atticus states “… I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). From this statement I see that no matter what people say about him Atticus still tries his best to view people
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Atticus demonstrates courage when he defends Tom Robinson even though he knew that they were going to lose the case simply because Tom was black. In the book to Kill a Mockingbird A man named Atticus defends a black man named Tom Robinson; Atticus is defending this man in court because he was accused of raping a white women even though he did not do it. Atticus talks to scout right before the trial when it starts surfacing at school and Atticus states “‘ This case Tom Robinson’s case‚ is something
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not to get things done. Atticus Finch isn’t that kind of person‚ he is the opposite in the fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. In the novel Atticus is the father of two main characters Scout and Jem. Scout and Jem are young and don’t know much‚ this is noticed when Scout fights anyone that insults or makes fun of her and Atticus teaches her about life. Atticus is also a lawyer and is a good one at that and he is determined to do his job effectively. Atticus Finch is a determined
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feminine influence!’ (I. ch. 13) In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the protagonist is Atticus Finch‚ a father of two children named Jem and Jean Louis “Scout” Finch. His wife died when his children were very young. Atticus is quite an old‚ wise‚ white man. The book was set in the early 1930’s and it was very common for white men and women to be very racist towards others who aren’t the same race as them. But‚ Atticus was not like most of the white men and women. He was very kind to everyone not matter
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significant influences of Scout and Jem’s actions. The two that stood out boldly to me‚ however‚ were Atticus and Calpurnia. Atticus‚ being the children’s father‚ tought his kids many moral lessons. Calpurnia acted as a mother to Jem and Scout. Throughout every chapter these two characters were making connections that only parents can do. They both inflicted fundamental influence on the children. Atticus and Calpurnia were both essential characters in supporting Jem and Scouts actions because they
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Atticus Finch Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Atticus Finch‚ in many ways‚ lives this quote everyday by understanding what has to be done today in order to avoid future consequences of today’s mistakes. Atticus is a kind-hearted‚ slow-tempered‚ wise man‚ who always knows the right thing to say. In the story‚ one can deduce that Atticus Finch is a kind-hearted man who knows what to do in order to fix the toughest of problems. The
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