Who Is Atticus Finch??

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"'Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird..." (Lee 90). This quote from Harper Lee's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is a metaphor that hints towards the racism in the 1930s. The book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama at the time when many African-Americans were found guilty of despicable crimes, despite their obvios innocence. Many people in the 30s fell into the pressure of the continuing racism, but not Atticus Finch. Atticus is different. He lives by the unwritten laws, not by the ignorant pressure back in his time period. Given that Atticus is caring and honorable, he is often led to me moral also. Mr. Finch is often caring when it comes to innocent people, but he is particularly caring when it comes o his children. This is made evident everytime Atticus tries to keep his children, Jem and Scout Fich, from dangerous situations and when he tries to give them a better life. For example, Atticus does not want the same life he had for his future children, so he decides to take action. "Atticus Finch, went to Montgomery to read law..." (4). He left his homwtown to pursue a carer as a lawyer so that he could change his life for the better. He further expresses his love towards his children when he wants them to go away for the night a mob comes to the jail. "A flash of plain fear was going out of his eyes, but it returned when Dill and Jem wriggled into the light 'Go home Jem...take Scout and Dill home...'" (152). Atticus was not afraid of the mob at first becasue only he was present. He knew they would not kill him, but when his children stepped forward, his fear became evident. He wanted his childen out of there. He would not stand to see his children in pain. In both circumstances Atticus shows how much he cares for his children by trying to offer them the best and trying to protect them from
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