To Kill a Mockingbird

Introduction

Harper Lee's novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is published in the year of 1960. The novel gained an immediate success and Pulitzer Prize, later on it became a classic modern American literature. The characters and plot of the novel are built on the observations of author's family and neighbors. This novel is grown up in unusual circumstances of 1930s in Southern U.S. The story of the novel revolves in three years, in which the central characters faces number of significant changes. The novel is famous for its humor and affection, despite handling the firm issues of rape and racial disparity. Atticus Finch is the father of narrator, who served as a model of unity for lawyers and as a moral hero for many readers. The setting of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is mainly built on the themes of racial injustice and death of innocence.

Thesis Statement

The paper is designed to highlight the characteristics of a good father in Atticus and how he accomplishes his responsibility towards his children.

Discussion Analysis

Atticus, a widower raises his children by himself and with the assistance of his cooperative neighbors and Calpurnia, a black housekeeper. Being a single father, Atticus accomplishes a problematic work, especially when there are many unsuitable influences on Scout and Jem in the society. With the help of Calpurnia, Atticus stands at parenting and does his best to look after his children. Initially, the fatherhood of Atticus seems his non seriousness towards his children as he gives free-reign to Scout and Jem. The housekeeper, Calpurnia seems to handle the entire disciplinary actions and is responsible for tasks related to daily routines; while Atticus seems to handle only big issues of house.

Atticus stands for certain big issues in which he takes number of measure steps. He develops the character of his children by moral views. It has been observed that Atticus does not go in the depth of the issue, but he delves the foundation and put the brick of morals. For instance, the irritating factor of bothering Boo Radley, he explains his children that they should focus on the dignity of Radley instead of seeing his strangeness “Boo wasn't crazy, he was high-strung at times” (Lee, p.6). Atticus got success in teaching his children about the intrinsic value of people like Boo radley, Tom Robinson etc.

Atticus deals with each child as an individual and meets them their own conditions. He treats Scout differently from Jen, not because she is a girl but she has different point of views from Jen. It seems that he has patient mind to see the insight abilities of his children's character and allowed them to deal with their weaknesses and convert them into strength. Atticus believes that childhood is a learning period in which a child can grab many things in his mind. He has an art to inculcate things in his children's mind; therefore, we could say he might be not a perfect father but he is a perfect ...