In the eyes of Lord Chesterfield, he doesn’t need another diamond, he has enough diamonds. He wants his son to let the Chesterfield crest shine! To make his family name known and respected, and he wants his son to carry on the ancestral morals that is carried through the Chesterfield name. By using words such as disgrace, ridicule, shame and regret we see that his disappointment tone is carried through the letter, although the Lord is stating that he is acting as a guide using past experience, and in no way wants to dictate. But a short sentence later, he is listing off flaws of the boy, such as how dependent he is, how he must act upon more generous morals, and essentially, get his act together.
The Finches and the Ewells have very different family lives and have different views on how to look after children. Atticus tries to be fair and tries to do his best for his children unlike the Bob Ewell who doesn’t care, and whose children live in neglect and abuse. Atticus treats his children fairly, he never punishes them physically or hurts them, on page 62 Jem says ‘I- it’s like this scout, Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since I can remember’. Atticus won’t harm his children like Bob does, who beat Mayella. Atticus believes that beating is wrong and possibly gives them worse punishments like the time he sent Jem to say sorry to Mrs Dubose after Jem cut down all her flowers.
“If I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again”. Another example of Atticus’s’ courage is his ability to raise his children even when he is full engaged in Tom Robinson’s case. He still has the time to raise his children and teach them the right morals like “You never really understand a person a person until you consider things from his point of view”. He teaches his children to respect themselves and others, try to do what’s right, and what true courage is. Atticus defines true courage as when you fight for what is right regardless of whether you win or lose and demonstrates it multiple times in the novel.
The most important duties must be universal and without exception to anyone according to Immanuel Kant (DiGiovanna 19). Utilitarianism does not take this point into consideration. If every adult did as Batman did, and instead of shelter children from harm, cast him or her into lethal and dangerous situations what would become of them? Sure they would learn bravery, but what about their right to a family? Would they ever know unconditional love?
Scripted Pages 201-206 Scout: I had a feeling tat i shouldn’t be here listening to this sinful man who had mixed children and didn’t care who knew it, but he was Fascinating.I had never encountered a being who delicately penetrated fraud against himself. But why had he entrusted us with his deepest secret? I asked him why. Mr. Raymond: “Because you're children and you can understand it,” he said, “and because I heard that one-” Mr. Raymond:”Thing’s haven’t caught up with that one’s instinct yet. Let him get a little older and he won’t get sick and cry.
He forbids the villagers to use the school compound and he compromises nothing. Mr Obi is a passion yet immature young adult. His passion leads to his hopes fulfilled earlier and he becomes a headmaster of a school. His passion also has influenced his wife, Nancy, to help him to manage the school, especially the garden. His passion for 'modern method' makes him an immature person though.
• As a father Atticus can be said to be a great father. He is generally loving and caring towards his children, he guides them through right and wrong always, and he tries to make them morally strong as he is. He shows intelligent parenting, when Scout starts swearing, Atticus doesn’t punish her or tell her not to, knowing that this would just make her swear more, instead he leaves her to keep swearing until she herself realizes it’s the wrong thing to do. He does not do it because he is careless or it does not matter to him what his children do, he
He tries to teach his children, Jem and Scout, to use their own heads instead of going with the popular opinion. He also never takes a side in an argument. Despite the fact that Atticus can seem old-fashioned, his ways are very revolutionary, something that is pointed out in his way of raising his children. He allows Scout to wear overalls, event though it violates the community code for little girls. He also does not mind that Calpurnia brought Jem and Scout to the colored church, and he accepts Calpurnia as a part of the family.
Allen Banyacski states his action was a “knee jerk reaction, which I shouldn’t have done” (WPXI). WPXI states Allen Banyacski further stated, “I don’t regret confronting the children. My son has been bullied all year, and the school has done nothing”. Since the incident, according to WPXI, the principle of South Seminole Middle School will walk Allen Banyacski’s son half way home. This
Welty said, “Neither of my parents had come from homes that could afford to buy many books, but though it must have been something of a strain on his salary, as the youngest officer in a young insurance company, my father was all the while carefully selecting and ordering away for what he and Mother though we children should grow up with.”(Welty, 391) I remember my father giving me his old Hardy Boys books when I was about eight years old. His words are still in my head,“These were my favorite books as a kid and I want you to enjoy them as I did when I was seven. These books kept me out of trouble,” he laughed. At first I was not really into the Hardy Boys, but since my father loved them I wanted to enjoy them like he did. “My father loved books, and since I loved my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well.”(Alexie, 397) Parents want their children to succeed in life and they know without literacy the world would be a tough place.