Atticus Finch Change Essay

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1. Why did Harper Lee's perspective on Atticus Finch change? How does this relate to To Kill A Mockingbird?
2. What was the significance of having Jem die? Does this reflect on anything else in the book?
3. Why would Atticus volunteer to represent a colored man in To Kill A Mockingbird when he doesn't believe in equality?
4. Are some of these racial issues still present today?
5. What do you think will happen to Scout at the end of the book, will she campaign for civil rights?
2. Quotes
1. "I just don't like my world disturbed without some warning" (Lee 75). Jem Louise says this to Henry after finding out about Atticus's racial perspective and realizes how much everything has changed. She is upset about the how Atticus hid this secret from …show more content…

"I especially liked the part where the Negroes bless their hearts, couldn't help being inferior to the white race because their skulls are thicker and their brain pans shallower so we must be very kind to them and not let them do anything to hurt themselves and keep them in their places" (Lee 102). This quote is said by Jem Louise to Atticus after finding the racist pamphlet in his office. She is disgusted by his beliefs and is shocked how much he has changed. This quote represents the whole book due to two different views on racial segregation and how blacks didn't have a say in life.
3. "She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father" ( Lee 117). All of Jem Louise's life she has looked up to Atticus as her role model respecting all his decisions and learning her life lessons from him. Now that she knows about Atticus's racial beliefs everything seems like it is falling apart.
4. "I was taught to never take advantages of anyone who was less fortunate than myself, whether he be less fortunate in brains, wealth, or social position, it meant anybody, not just negroes" ( Lee 170). This quote is said by Jem Louise and she is saying the morals she was learned. This relates back to To Kill A Mockingbird and what morals Jem Louise thought she was

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