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Atticus Influence On To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' two important characters influence each other significantly over the course of the book. The book is set in the 1930's in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. The novel is centered around a young girl named Scout and the events that developed her into a mature you lady. Scout develops greatly alongside her father, Atticus, who teaches Scout, along with her friends and family that life can teach you a lot of lessons, if you know where to look. Scout changes from a naïve, impulsive young girl to a mature young lady that ,with her new understanding of the world, influences the those around her. Atticus has learnt that humans are not faultless and not all of them share his moral values. In the beginning of the novel, Scout was a naive and impulsive young girl who …show more content…

In this event, Atticus allowed his morals to slip when he allowed Heck Tate, the town's sheriff, to lie about the murder of Bob Ewell. For example, '… Mr. Finch, taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service an' dragging him into the limelight – to me that's a sin'. The ramifications of this is that Boo Radley would not be persecuted and allowed to live out his days in peace and Atticus would have a clear conscience. Furthermore, Atticus was a courageous man in that he stood up for what he believed in, no matter what. For instance, “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 see it through no matter what". To sum up, Atticus displayed weakness after the disaster, however, he showed great courage because he wanted to do what was right and persecute the murderer, but Heck Tate would not allow

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