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Post by emorydantzler on Jul 11, 2016 3:52:45 GMT
Throughout the book Atticus Finch always had good advice for Jem and Scout, he would treat them as if they were adults. "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." Atticus was trying to explain to Scout that even though you might think you know a person you can't judge them, you have to consider their opinions as well. He could be considered the backbone of Maycomb, he always fought for what he believed in, even when other thought he was wrong. For example when Atticus took the case of Tom Robinson, everyone in town starts questioning why Atticus would take the case of a black man. Even though Atticus knew everyone would be against him he still tried to prove Tom Robinson innocent. Although Atticus lost the case he still felt pride because he fought for the people who are cheated, and he tries to teach his children that even though there will always be the people who treat black men wrong that does not mean it is right."As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash."
Atticus would always explain to Scout and Jem that in a tough situation you should act by using knowledge and experince and not use emotion and violence, “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” His wisdom brought the novel together and Atticus not only taught Jem and Scout important morals but anyone reading the book could learn something from Atticus Finch.
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Post by Andrea Flores on Jul 16, 2016 4:00:50 GMT
Atticus, without a doubt, proves to be one of the most influential characters in this novel. I'd like to expand the idea of Atticus's integrity into another perspective of the story. All the events in this novel are taking place during a time period where racism was common and accepted. Colored individuals were shamed upon by the majority of people. When there comes a person or a group of people who challenge the beliefs and habits of a whole society, people will most likely follow the majority. In this case, the majority is a society that shames blacks. Atticus is the person that realizes this discrimination of people is not okay just because most people are participating in it. Again, people will always gravitate toward the majority so Atticus won't get any praise. But he is going up against these social morals because it is truly what's right. "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what" (Lee 128). Yes, we could all learn something from Atticus and that is never being blind to what is fair no matter the circumstances.
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Post by zakpasq on Jul 30, 2016 23:25:53 GMT
I completely agree Atticus is a very wise man. But to go along with his wiseness he is also a hard worker. He fulfills a hard worker because with Tom Robinson's case he had to balance that along with have his two kids at home who he had to take care of after the loss of there mother.
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Post by natestafford on Aug 2, 2016 18:01:26 GMT
Atticus is a very wise man, many people will agree with that, but what many citizens of Maycomb didn't agree with is Atticus's line of work. When he was teaching Jem and Scout life lessons that was a very small portion of his end goal, he wanted everyone in the town no matter what their skin color to be equal. "Scout," said Atticus, "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose. It's hard to explain—ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It's slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody." During Tom Robinson's case Atticus did not worry about what the people of the town were saying, he was worried about getting Tom a fair trial. This set the mood for many people that he was not going to be a follower, he was going to stand up for what he really believed in.
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Post by tuckertravins on Aug 8, 2016 18:11:19 GMT
To put it simply, Atticus is just the mentor aspect of the story. He is the one always guiding them, and giving them advice, even if he's not in the action. Without him, they would be completely different people.
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Post by beau on Aug 8, 2016 23:29:01 GMT
I think the fact that Atticus treated his kids more like adults and less like children played a big role in the overall story. The way Atticus helped Scout see the "real world" helped show her what SHE thought as a young child, and not what the TOWN thought.
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Post by isabellewilson2000 on Aug 10, 2016 7:28:25 GMT
I believe that the fact that Atticus treated the kids as adults gave them more respect for others and made them feel like they were important. I also believe that it gave the kids confidence to stand up for themselves and what they believed in. It also gave the children the maturity to deal with situations such as the trial and the way people treated them during it.
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Post by andrewklein on Aug 10, 2016 20:07:01 GMT
From what I've seen of Atticus' actions, the way he raised his kids really seemed to give them an edge up on people in terms of social dealings. It wasn't what the town thought, but more of what they gathered from their own experiences.
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Post by annalandolfi on Aug 11, 2016 1:33:37 GMT
Although Atticus is clearly wise in some circumstances, the question could be raised if his wisdom, and parenting style, match up well. Both Jem and Scout are both very young, and are still children. Atticus treating them, and basically accepting them as adults, could be seen as robbing the children's childhood. The whole of the novel is describing Scouts story from child to adult, and it could be question if Atticus is wise in ALL areas, parenting being one of them.
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Post by kassidydye on Aug 11, 2016 22:59:40 GMT
Atticus throughout the whole story was a very wise man and was loved throughout the whole town. He was a hard worker he cared for his children he has a good job and he is just a loving and caring person.
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Post by miasells on Aug 12, 2016 4:53:08 GMT
Atticus Finch was certainly the wise one. Atticus never hid the fact that his children would be exposed to bad situations and bad people. When teaching his children, he made sure he didn't shield them from the harsh realities of the real world. Instead, he guided them with life lessons filled with facts and reasoning, instead of fear.
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Post by xavierkinney on Aug 14, 2016 1:04:03 GMT
Going off of what zak said, this is very true. He is very wise and a hard worker. I saw that he is also a challenger in such a manner.
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Post by isabellajanney on Aug 14, 2016 3:18:27 GMT
Atticus is very liberal for his time period. He is one of the only people in his town that is not racist; he even defends a black man in court. He is very wise and he shares his wisdom with his children: "There's something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn't be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life... The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box."
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Post by Hannah Burgess on Aug 14, 2016 16:24:54 GMT
I agree, Atticus played a huge role in the novel, and I saw him as a role model. Atticus giving advice throughout the book and sticking up for what he believes in even when people were against him.
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Post by laceyredinger6 on Aug 14, 2016 19:05:49 GMT
I agree, throughout the whole book Atticus is the biggest role model for everyone. Besides everyone else falling into the racism and inequality Atticus stays strong and tells his kids that's wrong and keeps trying to help the African Americans as much as he can.
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