Free Essays on Atticus Finch A Good Father

  1. Is Atticus Finch a Good Role Model for Professionals?

    Is Atticus Finch a Good Role Model for Professionals? A good role model for lawyers is someone who is skilled at their job, has strong ethics and morals, and is always going to uphold the justice system. Atticus Finch is a fictional...

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch

    shown as one of the main patriarchs, Atticus Finch. He shows his children a principled path through life, and through his court case, he reinforces these philosophies. He also shows the small southern town of Maycomb what it really feels like to be a Negro. Atticus did not fail at either of these responsibilities:...

  3. American Article Finch

    anyone, such as a family member, friend, teacher, or a fictional character. Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, was a person who showed and taught me a lot. Atticus Finch was a man who fought for what he believed in. He always stood up for what...

  4. Atticus Finch-Romeo Dallaire : Heroes

    hero involves not only courage, noble deeds, and outstanding achievements, but also the bravery to make a difference and a heart full of love. Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” displayed acts of heroism when trying to defend Tom Robinson, who was wrongly convicted...

  5. Character Sketch: Atticus Finch of to Kill a Mockingbird

    Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem who are the two main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, is the epitome of morality. His conscience and ethics are like his manners and way of clothing: immaculate, upright, unfaltering. He has earned the respect of his children by giving it to them. He treats them...

  6. Atticus Finch

    In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a model of morality. This dramatic coming-of-age story about a young girl growing up in the segregated South of the 1930’s demonstrates the effects of prejudice on society and how individuals can either rise above it or below it. In the small...

  7. Atticus Finch: a Real Hero

    fictional characters such as Superman and Spiderman. Few people will think of someone more realistic. A real hero is someone like Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch has many important traits that show how he is not just another average human being. Some of these traits include his attitude...

  8. To Kill a Mockingbird

    if you think it successfully answers the question? And i know it's long, but can you please give me 5 minutes just to read it? Thanks (: Atticus Finch, an intelligent lawyer from a small town in Alabama and the central character of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, faces the difficulty of being part of...

  9. TO kill a mockingbird

    characters of the novel are Scout, Jem and Atticus Finch. Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch Jean Louise “Scout” Finch is the narrator and main character of the novel. At the beginning of the story, she’s a 6 years old rebellious tomboy: "I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year”...

  10. Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    learn very important things, good and bad, from their parents that will lead to them growing up with the attitudes and lessons needed to try and understand the world. I agree with the statement and will prove myself below, referring to incidents from the novel. Atticus Finch is a highly respected and responsible...

  11. To Kill a Mockingbird - Paper 8

    All of them except the Finch’s anyhow. Atticus wasn’t racist and he tried to keep his family thinking the same way, that blacks have the same rights as everyone else. Harper Lee addresses the issues of blacks in the story through the characters of Atticus Finch, Bob Ewell, and Tom Robinson. ...

  12. To Kill a Mockingbird-Literary Analysis

    (112) Atticus gives his definition of courage in this passage while speaking to the children about the nature of Mrs. Dubose’ death. There are several underlying themes in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. The theme of courage throughout this book is displayed through the characters of Jem Finch, Boo...

  13. The Father and Lawyer: Atticus

    The Father and Lawyer: Atticus 13090413 罗莎 A real hero, may not a man who has a tall and sturdy figure or any distinctive appearance features, may not a man who has supernatural power or unparalleled martial feat, may not a man who has a noble origin or some legendary life stories. A man, filled with...

  14. To kill a mocking bird

    Growing up in a world of good vs. evil can be very challenging, yet it teaches one of the best lessons you’ll ever learn in life. Through To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, not only Scout, but her brother, Jem, and their neighbor, Dill, are exposed to the world of evil and loss of innocence during...

  15. To Kill a Mockingbird - Paper 7

    Atticus Finch Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, published in the year of 1960, is the American classic novel awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction as well as the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The racism which is prevalent in many small American towns...

  16. The qualities of a young boy

    of a Young Boy Jem Finch is one of the most caring brothers in all of English literature. He also has a dominate presence in the novel. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, there are many attributes that aid in creating an important character analysis of Jeremy Atticus Finch. Throughout the novel...

  17. The Different Types of Courage in to Kill a Mockingbird

    Mockingbird Question Compare the different portrayals of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. “It’s not time to worry yet” So said in, by Atticus and Jem Finch. There are many different portrayals of courage in this novel. Harper Lee has been very successful in putting different types of courage,...

  18. To Kill a Mocking Bird Conflict

    Cunningham’s were good people and she refused to allow Scout to play with Walter Cunningham because he was ‘trash’. Another example of social prejudice is how the people of Maycomb reacted when they found out that Atticus was defending Tom Robinson. The whole town looked down upon Atticus just because he...

  19. To Kill a Mocking Bird.

    social classification, bravery and innocence to interpret her views on Maycomb. As Lee takes the reader through an emotional journey of Jean-Louise Finch - mainly known as ‘Scout’-, she encounters different aspects of the local society. The reader is instantly struck by this overall feeling of the citizens...

  20. to kill a mockingbird

    Although Atticus describes Mrs. Dubose as "the bravest person I ever knew", it is Atticus himself who is the real hero of the novel. Atticus is unlike most heroes, he is a humble, intelligent man who teaches his children that moral courage is far greater than being brave with a gun in your hand. Throughout...

  21. To Kill a Mockingbird

    to and from their friends and neighbors. Meanwhile, their father, Atticus, is trying his best to keep his children pure and separate from their peers’ actions and bad habits. Throughout the To Kill A Mockingbird, these siblings and their father are usually treated unfairly and inconsiderably. Furthermore...

  22. To Kill a Mocking Bird 19

    In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the story is portrayed through the eyes of Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout. Scout begins this novel as an intelligent but young six year old and ends the novel as a mature nine year old. Scout develops toward being a woman from dealing with certain experiences...

  23. To Kill a Mockingbird- Important Qoutations

    never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—”“-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Atticus to Scout) Atticus said the Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations. None of them had done an honest day’s work in his recollection....

  24. To Kill a Mockingbird

    character. What aspects of this character make them so memorable? A character I have found memorable in a novel which I read recently, was Scout Finch from the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. I will attempt to examine why this character stands out in my mind. Scout is a character who...

  25. To Kill a Mocking Bird

    Page Summary Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus, in a quiet Alabama town called Maycomb. Maycomb is suffering from a Great Depression, but Atticus is a prominent lawyer. One summer, Jem and Scout made friends with a boy...

  26. To Kill a Mockingbird 21

    the day they were written. The injustice, prejudice and aura of good tainted by evil are explored throughout the novel by Harper Lee, portraying the good and bad aspects of society, while still conveying an optimistic message. Atticus is one of the main characters and is seen as the ‘moral backbone’...

  27. To Kill a Mockingbird

    and Atticus doesn’t want to teach them how to shoot but he tells them “’I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (Lee 90) Curious about what their father could...

  28. To Kill a Mockingbird Speech

    Good morning/afternoon. I am here today to give my reasons why the book, To Kill a Mockingbird should be studied in all NSW secondary schools. This book not only has an interesting storyline, but also has many morals and messages throughout the story that should be studied by our modern society to understand...

  29. Courage as a Theme in to Kill a Mockingbird

    Mockingbird Courage is defined as "that quality of mind or spirit enabling one to meet danger or opposition with fearlessness." According to Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, "Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see...

  30. To kill a mockingbird

    out, so it's just the same families doing the same things for generation after generation. Like the Finches: Scout, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus. Every summer Scout and Jem are joined by Dill Harris, who shares their obsession with the local haunted house, the Radley Place, and the boogeyman...

  31. English Craze

    students should be able to: • Research and create a mind map of the author Harper Lee • Compare the childhood of Harper Lee and Scout Finch • Understand the context of living in America in the 1930s. Harper Lee-the Author Many people say Harper Lee’s hometown of...

  32. To Kill a Mockingbird Courage

    But in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, that is the definition of courage. In this novel, some key events that connect with this idea are when Atticus defends the neighborhood by shooting the dog, reaching out to Mrs. Dubose when no one else would, and most of all, defending a defenseless man in court...

  33. Tkamb

    those type of books you can pick up, read, and remember. Starts off with a young girl named Scout who lives with her older brother, Jem, and her father, Atticus. The story begins with a flashback to how Jem, Scout’s older brother, injured his throwing arm and how scared he was that he might not be able...

  34. to kill a mocking bird

    n To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the story is portrayed through the eyes of Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout. Scout begins this novel as an intelligent but young six year old and ends the novel as a mature nine year old. Scout develops toward being a woman from dealing with certain experiences...

  35. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Summary 3

    experiences. When we first meet Huck, he is living with the Widow Douglas. He is a troubled boy who has been physically and mentally abused by his father. Huck sticks to his ways but does wonder about the world around him. It is not until he is traveling through the Mississippi River that he begins to...

  36. To Kill a Mockingbird

    teenager, reveals her inner feelings of love; Calpurnia, a wise housekeeper, shows a false identity to the reader other than what she portrays to the Finch family; and Dolphus Raymond, a supposed bad influence, acts drunk so society will allow him to live with black people. Thus, Harper Lee exemplifies...

  37. Courage Requires Strength

    Courage requires that one demonstrates strength by acting in spite of justified adversity. Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout, kills a rabid dog fearing the change in his children’s attitude towards him. Mrs. Dubose, an old lady who is addicted to morphine is determined to get off her addiction before...

  38. to kill a mocking bird

    place and that no artefacts are removed Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem, and their widowed father, Atticus, in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb. Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression, but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to...

  39. Dingdong - Summary

    A$AP Rocky vs. Atticus Finch In the generation of today, there are many types of discriminations in stereotypical statuses causing teenage students with emotional problem and sometimes suicidal thoughts. A young rapper name A$AP Rocky tries to let our young generation know that it is always fine...

  40. Tkam

    “Jem” Finch. What Boo did to me is the embodiment of what true courage is. Unfortunately in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, courage is something for the most part that is lacked in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. The few people in the small town of Maycomb, that display true courage are Atticus Finch...

  41. To Kill a Mockingbird

    Prize winning novel. The novel depicts the life of its young narrator Jean Louse “Scout” Finch in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a smart lawyer with high moral standards. Atticus is appointed by the court to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who had been accused of raping...

  42. Summery of to Kill a Mockingbird

    six-year-old ‘tom-boy’ girl named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. She lives in Maycomb with her older brother Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch (who is three years older than she is), and her widowed father Atticus Finch. Together, the three of them are the ‘well-off’ Finch family of the neighborhood. Scout and Jem friend...

  43. Kill a Mocking Bird

    the idea of courage in the book " To Kill A Mockingbird". The characters Boo Radley, Atticus Finch , Scout and Jem Finch are a perfect example of people who fight for whatever they happen to beleive in. Atticus Finch defines courage and demonstrates it several times throughout the novel, in addition...

  44. To Kill a Mockingbird

    Times Atticus Finch Today I had the opportunity to interview Mr Finch and ask him some questions about how he thinks the court case with Mr Robinson and Mrs Ewell. The first question a asked him was how he thought he went in today’s trail, he responded with that he believed that he did a good job it...

  45. To Kill a Mockingbird - Paper 9

    this book I have come to realize that racial and social discrimination can hurt a society. In Maycomb Boo Radley is a social out cast. His father did not want him to go to public schools kept him in his house. Because of this other kids feared him and thought he was insane, but they still tried...

  46. To Kill a Mockingbird

    plate, he and Atticus talked together like two men, to the wonderment to Jem and me. You can never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Early in Chapter 11, Mrs Dubose declares to Jem and Scout that their father is a disgrace to the world on account of Atticus defending Tom...

  47. My Opinion

    harmed anyone. Tom was accused by a white man's false word and was therefore declared guilty by the jury, while Boo was wrongly treated by his cruel father. they both represent mockingbirds. I dont intend to confuse you further, but even Jem is symbolized as a mockingbird because after the verdict, he...

  48. Fgsd

    Atticus A father and loyal citizen of Maycomb has made it his duty to prove Tom Robinsons innocence. Something the morally corrupt people of Maycomb have been too afraid to do. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee depicts Atticus as a committed and wise character. Atticus Finch has...

  49. Miss

    sometimes even destroys our society; it causes us to lose all compassion and understanding for our fellow human beings. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch says, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”...

  50. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter Summaries

    follows Simon Finch, who was very wealthy and owned a cotton farm only to lose most of this wealth in the Civil War. Back in current day, Scout’s father Atticus became a successful lawyer and moved to Maycomb, Alabama. He saved his money to put his younger brother into medical school. Atticus and his family...

  51. A Change for the Better: Maturity

    many definitions of change. One definition is to become alteredor modified, or to become different. This would be the best definition to define Jem Finch in the novel To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee. In the beginning of the novel, Jem is just a young boy. He is not immature, but he is not completely...

  52. courage

    it takes to decide you will not fight. Is courage being yourself when you’re different from everyone else. Is it doing something that even your own father thinks you can’t do. Is courage synonymous with honor. Is it speaking up, even if doing so puts you in danger. Risking death for the person most precious...

  53. To Kill a Mocking Bird 8

    To Kill A Mockingbird Film Review Good morning, today I will be speaking to you about the differences between the award winning novel and movie of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. About a man named Atticus Finch who defended a black man (Tom Robinson) who was falsely accused of raping a white woman (Mayela...

  54. Perceptions in to Kill a Mockingbird

    hated, and The Finch Family is about to discover a lot. Jem and Scout live with their dad Atticus Finch. Atticus is an attorney who, after defending with a black man in a trial, is viewed as weak. He struggles to keep his kids in line while they befriend neighbor Boo Radley. Scout, Atticus and Boo Radley...

  55. The Significance of the Title of to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    mockingbird. What is a mockingbird? A mockingbird is a type of finch. It is a small plain bird and has a beautiful song. It got its name because its beautiful sing 'mocks' other birds. The mockingbird idea first comes about in chapter 10,when Atticus is telling the children how to use their shotguns. He...

  56. To Kill a Mockingbird - Essay 11

    town of Maycomb during the great depression. Atticus Finch is a prominent lawyer raising his two children Jem and Scout alone. Atticus is a fair and kind man who is required to defend Tom Robinson from a false rape charge. To kill a mockingbird is a good title for this story although there are no mockingbirds...

  57. Essay on Challenges

    establishment of maturity within the community. Set in the deep south of America during the era of the Great Depression, the novel portrays Jem and Scout Finch as children who experience profound maturity and ‘loss of childhood’ in response to the behavior of Maycomb’s residents , gaining responsibility , and...

  58. To Kill a Mockingbird

    would have severely limited the depth of the events she must recount. Lee creates a voice that is both the child, Scout and the adult, Jean-Louise Finch, recreating her childhood experiences. There are several advantages to this which make the narrative enjoyable and easy to read while examining important...

  59. To Kill a Mockingbird - Paper 10

    To Kill a Mockingbird, is a heartwarming tale told through the eyes of six year old Jean Louise Finch ( Scout ). One morning Scout and her older brother Jem find seven year old Dill in their neighbors Mrs. Rachel Harvard’s collard patch. Mrs. Rachel turns out to be Dill’s aunt and he gets to stay...

  60. When to Worry Quotes

    about me, Jean Louise Finch. There are ways of doing things you don't know about. Why, I'll build me a little house and take me a couple of roomers and- gracious, I'll have the finest yard in Alabama. Those Bellingraths'll look plain puny when I get started!" chapter 8 pg. 73 Atticus pushed my head under...