Atticus Finch

In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem. His wife had passed away a few years earlier. He is a lawyer who is asked by the court to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, on a rape charge; he accepts the challenge knowing the social consequences in the South. He is also a member of the State Legislature. The morality of Atticus Finch pervades the story.…more