Atticus Finch a Great Man

             Atticus Finch was a great man in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. He was a great father of two children, Jem and Scout. He defended a man named Tom Robinson in a trial. He also was a strong Christian. This shows he is a good father, Christian and lawyer. While he had many priorities he balanced them well. .

             Atticus appears that his number one priority are his children. He understand his children very well. For example when Jem, Scout, and Dill went to the courthouse to see what was going on. Atticus told them to leave and the children refused. He didn't get mad, yell or even scold them.He understood that they were looking out for his well being.

             Atticus is very honest and straight forward with his children. He shows this when Scout asks him if they are wealthy. Atticus simply states that the family is not wealthy. This shows he wants his children to know what is going on.

             Another reason Atticus shows he is a great father is he is a good role model for his children. Atticus shows this when he can walk away from tough situations. Such as when Mr. Ewell spit in his face. he remains very calm and cool about the situation. When this happened you could tell he was trying to hold back not fighting in front of Jem.

             Atticus Finch is also a very good Christian. One way is he is not a racist man. He has dedicated himself to defend Tom Robinson. Not even thinking twice about his race. This shows that he has very good morals.

             In hard times Atticus Finch kept faith. This shows how he is a good Christian. When Atticus lost Tom's case, Atticus told Tom that they would come back on an appeal and they could possibly win. He never lost faith.

             Atticus appears his legal occupation seems very important to him.He was very committed to his profession. He was dedicated to Tom's case even though the choice that Atticus made to defend Tom was not publicly favorable.

             Atticus kept a lot of pride during the trial. He never was ashamed for defending a person of another race or a person who was not well liked.

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