Character Analysis Of Atticus In 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
Firstly, In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus as empathetic and moral. To begin with, Atticus is empathetic for many reasons. For one, Atticus always walks in other people’s shoes before he judges anyone. Atticus always walks in another person’s shoes or skin, as he puts it because everyone has different things that you do not know and you should not judge them for as he puts it. Atticus always tells the kids that they should give everyone a chance as he does. Atticus also is empathetic by letting Aunt Alexandra stay with them for a while. He thinks that the kids could learn from her, but also she wants to stay with them and he doesn’t hesitate to let her. Even though Alexandra may not like Atticus as much as he would have hoped, he still allows her to do what she wants
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He even has to tell the kids not to worry about what people say, and instead worry about keeping calm and not showing provoked anger. Next,
Atticus is moral with his actions. First of all, he takes on the Tom Robinson case. He knows it is just the right thing to do defending Tom so he jumps on it. No matter what anyone else says, he always sticks by his decision. Secondly, Atticus Always gives people another chance past their first impression. Just because of what they do the first time, does not define a person. He always gives second chances and is extremely forgiving to others. Especially if one of his children is unruly towards another kid, he tells them to give them another chance and try to make good with them. This is shown in Walter Cunningham at the beginning of the novel. Finally, Atticus always feels bad about his wrongdoings. If he does something bad or regrettable, he feels the regret or feels bad about it. Even the actions done by his kids he feels responsible for. Such as when Jem trashes Mrs. Dublin’s flowers, he feels bad and makes sure Jem does what she want him to, which was the reading. In brief, Atticus is empathetic and
He even has to tell the kids not to worry about what people say, and instead worry about keeping calm and not showing provoked anger. Next,
Atticus is moral with his actions. First of all, he takes on the Tom Robinson case. He knows it is just the right thing to do defending Tom so he jumps on it. No matter what anyone else says, he always sticks by his decision. Secondly, Atticus Always gives people another chance past their first impression. Just because of what they do the first time, does not define a person. He always gives second chances and is extremely forgiving to others. Especially if one of his children is unruly towards another kid, he tells them to give them another chance and try to make good with them. This is shown in Walter Cunningham at the beginning of the novel. Finally, Atticus always feels bad about his wrongdoings. If he does something bad or regrettable, he feels the regret or feels bad about it. Even the actions done by his kids he feels responsible for. Such as when Jem trashes Mrs. Dublin’s flowers, he feels bad and makes sure Jem does what she want him to, which was the reading. In brief, Atticus is empathetic and