1. To Kill a Mockingbird
Character of Atticus

2. Why choose Atticus? Easiest to write about Exam Questions
Focus of Notes
Impact
Theme

3. Atticus – A Heroic Character?
Perhaps not obvious at first but:
An excellent parent
A strong believer in community
Stands up to injustice/majority for what he believes
Consistent in his approach
Manages to change some attitudes

4. KP1 - Good Parent Lessons he teaches his children Understanding
Moral Courage
Bending the Law in special occasions
Compromise

5. Understanding Exemplified by: Explaining to Scout about Boo
His behaviour when Bob confronts him.
His insistence to Jem that the mob is made up of people.

6. Moral Courage Exemplified by:
His insistence on the children learning their own lessons (Jem/Mrs Dubose)
His reluctance to use the gun to shoot the mad dog (Courage not a man with a gun/ doesn’t want to use his advantage over other creatures lightly)

7. Bending the Law in Special Cases
Relate to his feelings about injustice

8. Key Point 2 - Stands up for principles
Setting – racism in community
Defends Tom in the face of criticism
Vigil at the jailhouse and stands up to mob
Defends Tom even though he knows he can’t win
Contrast to hypocrisy of townspeople
He is Christian in his actions unlike some of the religious hypocrites in the town.

9. Success
Setting – Maycomb is incredibly racist yet he has some success in changing attitudes.
Time the jury takes
One of the Cunninghams votes to acquit
His lessons are taught back to him by his children and others
Aunt Alexandra
Real change will take generations and his children will continue to educate against ignorance. (Impossible for one man to overcome racism)

10. Remember
Analysis