Atticus TKAM essay plan
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- Created on: 02-05-16 10:40
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- Atticus TKAM essay plan
- Intro
- Introduced on first page
- Lawyer who embodies all that is honourable, fair and just: Values he passes to Jem and Scout
- P1
- Takes care to understand an individuals view
- To Scout: "Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it"
- Moral of TKAM
- "Skin" links to racial issues
- His guidance is of value to Scout
- P3
- "Before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself"
- Modest man with real courage
- Steps up to defend Tom Robinson, even though theres no hope of winning
- Walks away from Ewell afetr he spits into his face
- Sits outside the jail to protect Tom Robinson from the lynch mob
- Everything he does comes from wanting to see justice done
- Empathises with the poor and lets them pay in kind (farmaers paying with produce rather than money)
- P2
- "Maycomb county born and bred"
- Very much part of the community
- "He knew his people"
- Part of his decision to defend Tom Robinson
- Conclusion
- Named after a Roman who escaped to Greece during Roman civil war
- Roman Atticus refused to take sides
- Similarly, Atticus refuses to be prejudiced
- Novel's hero (southern gentleman)
- Intro
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