Ewell’s threats seriously in the months after, as he believes fully in the goodness and kindness of all people. He ultimately loses the trial, but believes that his closing arguments caused the jury to take a tiny step in the right direction by arguing about their decision for hours. In February, before the summer trial, Atticus reveals that he used to be the best shot in the county when he shoots a rabid dog, an experience that, in Scout’s mind, cements Atticus’s role as the person who does unsavory but necessary things for the community. The months preceding the trial are trying for the entire Finch family, as Atticus is often harassed by locals for his role. Atticus knows that Robinson will be found guilty regardless, but believes that in order to look his children in the eye and in order to live with himself, he has to do his best to actually defend Robinson to the best of his abilities rather than allowing the trial to proceed unchecked in favor of the white Ewells. All of this means that Atticus feels compelled to take on the case of Tom Robinson, a black man wrongfully accused of raping a white woman. Dubose to Calpurnia, the Finches’ black cook. It is a case he cannot hope to win, but Atticus tells Scout that he. The novel was praised for its sensitive treatment of a child’s awakening to racism and prejudice in the American. Enormously popular, it was translated into some 40 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and is one of the most-assigned novels in American schools. Atticus has been asked to defend Tom Robinson, a Black man accused of raping a white woman. To Kill a Mockingbird, novel by American author Harper Lee, published in 1960. He teaches his children to be compassionate and understanding of everyone, from mean old Mrs. At school, Scout nearly starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil uses an offensive racial slur to declare that Atticus defends Black people. Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem, and their widowed father, Atticus, in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb. Atticus has a firm sense of morality and believes in the dignity of all people. While at home, he spends most of his time reading newspapers, and through this, taught Scout to read at an early age. He also insists that it’s necessary to answer children’s questions truthfully, no matter how embarrassing or unsavory the subject. Atticus is kind, compassionate, and treats his children like adults to the furthest extent that he can-he asks for both sides of arguments, for instance, and takes their concerns seriously, no matter how odd they may seem. Atticus is older than most fathers in Maycomb at almost 50 years old, and as a lawyer, Scout and Jem initially believe that Atticus doesn’t do anything of import.
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