Who Is Atticus Finch

Atticus Finch always stood up for what he believed in, no matter the consequences. He lost friendships and attracted trouble from defending Tom Robinson, but by staying so defiant he subtly passes on wisdom to his children Jem and Scout about taboo subjects such as racism. Atticus always appeared to be a friendly man, who showed compassion to people regardless of their social class or skin colour. An example of this is when Walter Cunningham was invited to dinner, and straight away Atticus spoke to Walter in a dignified and respectful way about farming.

His character never changed, he was consistent, and in the book people say Atticus is the same in the courtroom as he is on the street. We can tell Atticus is aging throughout the book, as