Atticus Finch Conflicts

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Point of view: 1st person limited point of view. We read the story through “Scout” Finch’s eyes. Tone:Childlike, humorous and innocent because we read the story through a child’s eyes; Jean Louise. Central Conflict: The major conflict is the external conflict between townspeople and Tom Robinson & Atticus Finch. The conflict is the trail of Tom Robinson. He was accused for something he hasn’t done but nobody believed him because he was black. Atticus , who was his lawyer, defended him against others. He had shown evidence that Tom Robinson was innocent and Bob Ewell was the one who beat Mayella. But the jury wasn’t convinced so they delivered a guilty verdict. Minor conflicts >The external conflict between Jem's and Scout's fascination …show more content…

She starts to talk about her childhood. How her brother broke his arm and how her ancestors had a farm called Finch’s Landing, supported the family for many years. His father and his brother were the first Finches who made a living away from the farm. Her father became a lawyer near Maycomb, where they currently live. They have a cook named Calpurnia who is an old black woman and who also takes care of the children since their mother died when they were younger. Inciding Incident: When Scout was six a boy named Charles Baker Harris moves in next door. They call him “Dill” and they play games together. When they grow up they get bored of the games they play so Dill suggests that they attempt to lure Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor, out of his house. No one in town have seen “Boo” for years. He he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors so everyone in town thinks he is crazy. But his father refused to take his son to an asylum. Dill is fascinated by Boo and he wants to bring him out of his house. Meanwhile, Atticus is assigned to defend a black man, Tom Robinson against the spurious rape charges Bob Ewell has brought against him. Developement: People of Maycomb are racist and they believe they are better than black people. So when Atticus Finch agrees to defend a black men they give Finch’s a hard time. Jem and Scout are subjected to abuse from other

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