"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.

Atticus Finch provides a vital role in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Harper Lee uses Atticus as a role model, a parent and a counter balance for all that's wrong in Maycomb County. In this essay I will show how Atticus fulfills his role as a parent, his views on racism and his character during the Tom Robinson trial. Atticus is a lawyer and has very high moral standards.
Atticus raises Jem and Scout well. He expects them to follow a certain example and to respect the rest of Maycomb County. He shows this for example when he says to Jem 'there was no point in saying you were sorry if…