she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.” The quote by Atticus expresses Atticus’ thoughts about courage. While Atticus believes that all types of courage; physical‚ intellectual‚ and moral; are important‚ he believes that moral courage is the most important of all. Atticus tries to show Jem this‚ and Jem sees that Mrs. Dubose was exceptionally courageous. Atticus doesn’t stand idly by his words‚ he adheres to what he says and acts upon his words. The novel
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OPTIONAL ESSAY: CHARACTER DESCRIPTION Atticus Finch‚ the father of Jean Louise and Jeremy Finch‚ doesn’t seem to have any talents. He is a lawyer‚ but no one seems to see that as very important. “Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office‚ not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.” (Lee 118) It becomes very obvious that his children
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into play. Atticus Finch from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird was in the same situation. He chooses to help. This is why Atticus’ most valuable virtue was his integrity. Atticus was tolerant of all the members of Maycomb County. He demonstrates his tolerance when Walter Cunningham stays for dinner‚ ”(Walter) poured syrup on his vegetables with a very generous hand” (32). Scout then protests about the amount of syrup that had been used by Walter. Atticus understands why he did it‚ Walter Cunningham
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sentenced to death. Both Joan of Arc and Atticus believe that integrity is one of the most important
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Walter In the play Raisin in the Sun by Lorrain Hansberry there are quite a few characters that I can relate to without difficulty. The character I can relate to easily is Walter. Walter is a poor man who dreams big and always wants more for himself and his family. By dreaming big it also makes Walter very selfish and negligent. While he acts this way it causes a lot of pressure on the things that mean the most to him‚ his family and marriage. Throughout the play Walter‚ like a lot us in the
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“To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ there resides a family in Maycomb‚ where the story takes place‚ called the Ewells. The head of the family is Bob Ewell‚ a drunkard who is mostly unemployed‚ except when he is permitted to hunt out of season. The daughter of the family is Mayella Ewell who has been abused and mistreated by her father and as a result is very lonely and unhappy. Later in the story‚ Bob Ewell takes a black man named Tom Robinson to court for allegedly “raping and beating” his daughter Mayella
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The Cunningham Family and Intergenerational Poverty Brian Byerly SW 5010 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment I The Cunningham Family and Intergenerational Poverty This review of Rosa Lee Cunningham’s family system utilizes an eclectic point of view and incorporates aspects of object relations theory‚ behavior theory‚ and multi systems family theory. From the micro level‚ an intervention will primarily follow a behavioral model due to the breadth of negative reinforcers
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In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the character of Atticus Finch is a …….. character who portrays being a man of wisdom‚ courage‚ and non prejudice as he and his family are exposed to the towns act of racism and criticism. Atticus’s courage is tested for when he accepts the case of Tom Robinson. In Atticus’s response to Scout on the reason you accepted the case was‚ “For a number of reasons. The main one is‚ if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town‚ I couldn’t represent this county
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What does it mean to be courageous? Atticus‚ Scout‚ Boo Radley and‚ Mrs. Dubose all represent what it means to be courageous in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is courageous for representing Tom Robinson. The town that Atticus lives in is a town filled with racism. The town’s usual diseases is racism. Atticus knows this better than anyone but still chooses to accept Tom’s case and fight because of his morals. His biggest reason for fighting is that he says he wouldn’t be able to live with
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respectable parent. Just like Mufasa‚ Atticus Finch also possesses many desirable qualities such as patience‚ understanding‚ and bravery. In TKaM‚ Harper Lee uses the character of Atticus Finch to illustrate the qualities of good parenting. Atticus realizes that losing his temper with Jem and Scout over small incidents is not part of the qualities of good parenting because‚ throughout TKaM‚ he does not lose his patience with his children. While on the other hand‚ there is suspicion that Bob Ewell does
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