Explain How Atticus Supports His Children

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Atticus is a lawyer and a brilliant father. Harper Lee wants us to think that Atticus is a level headed person who thinks that everyone should have a fair chance. Atticus as a Parent A point to show that Atticus is a good parent is he accepts anyone of his children’s friends. This is shown in “Atticus greeted Walter and began a discussion about crops.” This shows us that Atticus tries to fit in with every one of his children’s friends by bringing up a conversation that they would know about. He also doesn’t like it when Scout complains about Walter taking all of the syrup. This shows he wants his children to be polite and have manners. Another point is that Atticus thinks his children should have a good education. This is shown in “In your case, the law remains rigid. So to school you must go.” This shows us that Atticus doesn’t want his children to be brought up like he was. He doesn’t like it when Scout doesn’t want to go to school because he values her education and wants her to have a better education than he did. A third point is that Atticus wants his children to be kind people. This is shown by “If you hadn’t fallen into her hands, I’d have made you go and read to her anyway.” This shows us that Atticus cared for everyone in Maycomb and he wants his children to as well. The reason he would have sent Jem to Mrs Dubose is that he wanted Jem to know what kind of person she was instead of the way Jem actually viewed her. Atticus and Racism A point to show that Atticus is against Racism is that he doesn’t use offensive words. This is shown in the court by what Mr Gilmer says in comparison to what Atticus says. Mr Gilmer would say “Boy.” Whereas Atticus would say “Tom.” Or “Mr Robinson.” This shows us that Atticus thinks Tom Robinson should have the respect he deserves. Atticus also wanted Tom Robinson to stop calling himself a nigger as it doesn’t show

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