Tequila mockingbird creative task I remember having to spend one of my nights leading up to the trial, inside the jail. I couldn't really understand why, but quite honestly, I was quite scared about what could happen to me while I was in there all alone. My fears were mostly put to rest when Mr Finch came to sit with me the entire night. Mr finch is a very good man and I really appreciate everything he is doing for me. Mr. finch just sat there and read his book. I felt very safe with Mr. Finch sitting there. I even started to calm down and begin to sleep. This was until I saw a large group of men come to the jail I knew this I knew this would not end well. One of the men threatened Mr Finch. I knew the men wanted to kill me and I wasn't …show more content…
I really hoped that Mr. finch would just leave I wouldn't be able to die in peace knowing that such a good man was hurt because of me. The men and Mr. finch just stood there and with every growing second I started to worry more and more for Mr finch’s health and I wanted to yell for him to move but I realised that would probably make things worse with the men. I was about to give up when three young kids came running up through the crowd. Atticus seemed to know these kids very well, perhaps they were His own? The little girl started talking to one of the men. I heard something about knowing his boy and how his boy was very nice and that she liked him a lot. For ages I wondered how that man must have felt after hearing that when minutes before he had being trying to take my life. I think he felt bad because just after he told the little girl he would tell his boy Hello from her. The most amazing thing about that night was after the girl had spoken with one of the men he called the rest off and all the angry men went away! I was just so relieved and was confident that they would not come back. So I asked Mr finch to go and
Describe the main character in the book (or one of the main characters). In the first third of the novel, what do you learn about this character’s personality, appearance, and history (if known)? What is your initial reaction to this character? I think that Atticus Finch is the main character, even though he isn't narrating, and the story isn't being told from his perspective, he does hold a large influence in everybody's life in the story. Atticus Finch is very posh and sophisticated, he has very strong values and stays true to his
Today in Maycomb County, there was a trail against a local African American man named “Tom Robinson.” He was accused for raping and beating up a white girl named “Mayella.” His lawyer is “Atticus Finch” is facing off against “Mr. Gilmer” the district attorney. Judge Taylor, appears to be sleeping through out the trial, yet pays attention and tends to chew his cigar. The supposed crime occurred in Mayella’s home, when Tom Robinson went to fix something and then he raped her.
Lee illustrates Atticus Finch as a very understanding character, especially during the Tom Robinson trial. During the revolting times of the 1930s, it was outlandish for a white man to stand up for a Negro man. For example, when the towns’ people are talking about Atticus, they say, “You know the court appointed him to defend this nigger.” “Yeah, Atticus aims to defend him, that’s what is don’t like about it” (218). When Atticus is delegated to defend Tom Robinson, he not only defends him because he was ordered to. Atticus intentionally helped Tom and wanted Tom to win. Even though the towns’ people did not like Atticus aiming to defend Tom, he understood that it was his duty to help him. Another example is in chapter 22 when Bob Ewell spits on Atticus’s face. Atticus didn’t react intrusive because he knew that it would affect people’s outlook on the trial and on Tom. Atticus stood above the standard and helped a black man, which earned him respect from the Negro people in town. Atticus was very wholehearted when deciding to help Tom Robinson in the trial.
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch employs pathos and figurative language in his closing argument to the jury and people of Maycomb in order to persuade them to see beyond their prejudice and free Tom Robinson.
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Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior, to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, and the struggle between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch, a lawyer and single parent in a small southern town in the 1930's, is appointed by the local judge to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, who is accused of raping a white woman. Friends and neighbors object when Atticus puts up a strong and spirited defense on behalf of the accused black man. Atticus renounces violence but stands up for what he believes in. He decides to defend Tom Robinson because if he did not, he would not only lose the respect of his children and the townspeople, but himself as well.
The text construes, “‘He in there Mr. Finch?’ a man said. ‘He is’, we heard Atticus answer, ‘and he’s asleep. Don’t wake him up’... ‘You know what we want’, another man said… ‘You can turn around and go home again’, Atticus said pleasantly”(121-122). Atticus displays unparalleled intrepidness in this scene of the book. Additionally, the text corroborates, “‘Atticus Finch won’t win, he can’t win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that’”(246). Atticus Finch is not only wise beyond his years but is also exceptionally good at his job, so good for the fact that he was purposely assigned this case. It wasn’t by coincidence that he was assigned this case, but it was because he is the only one with the ability to even have a shot at winning. Finally, the text substantiates, “‘Did it ever strike you that Judge Taylor naming Atticus to defend that boy was no accident? That Judge Taylor naming that boy was no accident? That Judge Taylor had his reasons for naming him?’”(246). This attests that Atticus can’t bluntly reject his case, he was given this case by Judge Taylor for certain reasons, one of which is that he has the best chance of winning this impossible and immoral cause. To summarize, Atticus should take the case because no one else will be able to hold the judge at bay for that
...y didn’t commit. The protagonists were alike as well, both Atticus Finch and Judge Horton fought to make the trials fair and make the courtroom a place were racism was unheard of. It was shown that if the trial was left to stay after the final verdict was called then 8 innocent men would die and one would be imprisoned all because the thought of "All blacks were liars, and all blacks are wrongdoers," was fresh in the peoples minds.
Harper Lee’s unforgettable novel To Kill A Mockingbird, illustrates the character of Atticus Finch to establish the themes of sympathy, empathy, and a symbol of the dying past. The setting of the novel takes place during the 1930’s in the small town of Maycomb County, Alabama. During the 1930’s, discrimination towards black people was heavily segregated in the south. All throughout Lee’s novel, Atticus is characterized as being empathetic towards all of the Maycomb County citizens, and encourages his children “to consider things from [other people’s] point of view.” He is appointed to defend an innocent black man on trial for accused rape of a white woman. Lee establishes the idea of injustice through Atticus’ integrity and beliefs that “all
Even though the odds go against him, Atticus Finch bravely stands up to his beliefs and morals. Furthermore, he
I had been sitting in the shadows of the woods, staring at Atticus Finch’s house, trying to think of ways to punish him. I wanted to humiliate him, no, I wanted more than that, I wanted to make him suffer for the way he embarrassed me in front of the whole town. The problem was I didn’t know how to. I was not satisfied with any of the ideas I had come up with so far, and I was about to give up, but then I heard the sound of two Finch brats walking towards me.
In Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a lawyer, single father, and a well-respected man in Maycomb County. The most important of these roles, however, is being the single father to Jem and Scout Finch. His mentoring and kind words are always there when the children want them and even sometimes when they don't. He is able to guide the children with a firm yet gentle hand, he protects his children from harm but does not shelter them, and he teaches his children the tough lessons of life. Atticus is a model citizen and a model father, but he is almost more of a friend to the children than a father. He is someone they can come to in times of trouble or in times of happiness. He is their ever faithful friend and ever faithful father.
To Kill a Mocking-Bird is narrated by Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer. Scout, her brother Jem and their cousin Dill are fascinated by the house opposite theirs, Nathan Radley’s house, and the stories that go with it about Nathan’s brother Arthur “Boo” Radley who has lived inside for many years without coming out. One night at the end of summer the children sneak onto the Radley property and are shot at by Nathan Radley who mistakenly believes them to be thieves, while running away Jem’s pants are caught on a fence and they are forced to leave them behind. The next day when he returns to collect them, they are neatly and folded and fixed. Later, in winter, Jem and Scout are standin...
Scout Finch, the youngest child of Atticus Finch, narrates the story. It is summer and her cousin Dill and brother Jem are her companions and playmates. They play all summer long until Dill has to go back home to Maridian and Scout and her brother start school. The Atticus’ maid, a black woman by the name of Calpurnia, is like a mother to the children. While playing, Scout and Jem discover small trinkets in a knothole in an old oak tree on the Radley property. Summer rolls around again and Dill comes back to visit. A sence of discrimination develops towards the Radley’s because of their race. Scout forms a friendship with her neighbor Miss Maudie, whose house is later burnt down. She tells Scout to respect Boo Radley and treat him like a person. Treasures keep appearing in the knothole until it is filled with cement to prevent decay. As winter comes it snows for the first time in a century. Boo gives scout a blanket and she finally understands her father’s and Miss Maudie’s point of view and treats him respectfully. Scout and Jem receive air guns for Christmas, and promise Atticus never to shoot a mockingbird, for they are peaceful and don’t deserve to die in that manner. Atticus then takes a case defending a black man accused of rape. He knows that such a case will bring trouble for his family but he takes it anyways. This is the sense of courage he tries to instill in his son Jem.
middle of paper ... ... Atticus would help a man if it is the right thing to do, he does not consider what people think of him, he will only be bothered if he does not help, then he is going against his moral beliefs. Atticus demonstrates his beliefs, truthfulness, and justice. The moral dilemma of whether Bob Ewell died by accident, or Boo killed him in order to save Jem?s life, or Jem killed Bob in self defense has become the decision that he must face in order to tell the town what had happened.