Knowing someone who shows their true inside beauty all the time is one of the best things that can happen. Seeing people for who they really are, not for what they pretend to be. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus is just that person. Loyal and a hard worker. He is a moral man who shows great love to all he meets. He is this by how he is raising his children, how he is at his job as a lawyer, and how he is in general to other citizens.
Atticus shows love and how to be a role model by how he raises his kids, especially when dealing with Scout. As the story goes on Scout is a little girl who thinks she is at the top of the world, but yet she lacks things like manners and how to be a lady. Atticus has to be stern but gentle with her, and he does just that. On page 30 it states "First of all, he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout you'll get along a lot better with all kind of folks..." In this statement Atticus is telling Scout in a parental manner by being firm, but also keeping his love to her by carefully picking his words. If she doesn't understand he helps her to understand what the statement, or what the situation means. She had been going around trying new words out like cussing, and as a father Atticus had to see to her. Show her that she can not go around speaking so insincere to other people. That it is not ok. As the book continues on he shows Scout how to act more and more even if what he says isn't what she wants to here. His also shows his love and moral self by how he is at his job.
Atticus tries to keep things as fair and justly as he possibly can. He has a very stressful job as a lawyer, and may not see eye to eye all the time with the court system, but does he loose his temper? No, he doesn't. On page 188 it talks about him questioning Mayella, and her getting frustrated by his choice of words. By saying ma'am or miss, or any kind words at all. She thinks he is mocking her, when really he's just being polite and this may not be something she's used too. Being considered a lady and spoken kindly too from a man. Also if you take a step farther back to page 186 this shows you just how calmly he takes his stance as a lawyer, and even though Mayella gets testy with her answers, he stays calm and doesn't start to yell. Being in his position would be very difficult not to get frustrated and start yelling, but nope he keeps calm, and shows his moral self as an individual. Keeps going on being a good man. As he shows his love and moral self through his work also his actions are getting noticed and thought upon by the fellow citizens.
Atticus is getting acknowledged by the town more and more. People seeing how a good man her is, and why he's doing the things he's doing. When he finishes his part of testifying side of the case and ends up losing the whole black side claps for him. He took a side on which he probably new he would lose on, but he saw the real truth, even if the judge hadn't. The blacks thank him for being a strong man, and by that they bring him loads of goods; foods (pg. 209-211).
As the story comes to a finish even though Atticus looses in his case, he is still a widely respected man. A man who all the women see as a kind or good man. People may not see eye to eye with him on how he does things, but they know whatever nonsense he's up too usually ends up good and fulfilling. Atticus is a role model for other fathers, lawyers, and in general other citizens.
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