Atticus Finch

1. Beliefs & Values

1.1. Everyone treated equally and fairly no matter what skin colour

1.2. empthaise with others. wlak around in other people skins quote

2. Motivated By

2.1. Teaching Scout and Jem good values

2.2. Personal Belief

2.3. to teach the kids to be good people

2.4. Social justice

3. How Others See Him

3.1. Mrs dubose thinks hes a "nigger lover"

3.2. Jem and Scout see him as inspiring and respectable

3.3. Good shooter

4. Textual Issues Or Concerns Linked To This Character

4.1. Race-Atticus is defending a black man

5. Acts Like

5.1. He is stern, honest and fair to Scout and Jem.

5.1.1. "When Jem an' I fuss Atticus doesn't ever just listen to Jem's side of it, he hears mine too" - Scout

5.2. He is respectful and empathetic to mostly everyone in Maycomb

6. Looks Like

6.1. 'For a big man, Atticus could get up and down from a chair faster than anyone I ever knew."

6.2. "he wore glasses. He was nearly blind in his left eye, and said left eyes were the tribal curse of the Finches."

6.3. "Atticus's graying black hair and square-cut features"