Atticus Finch lives in Maycomb, where people cannot see past the skin colours of black and white; but Atticus tries to prove to everyone that yes, we are all different colours, but that does not make anyone less of a person. As Atticus, the protagonist in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird struggles to win the court case of Tom Robinson; his heroic qualities truly shine as he shows attributes such as bravery, courage, and initiative. “‘Are you too proud to fight, you ******-loving bastard?’” (pg.230) In this case, Atticus tries proves to the racist folks, like Mr. Ewell, that they must accept that they live in a multicultural society and that is the only way Maycomb can rest at peace, Atticus stands up for the rights of Tom Robinson and attempts to prove that just because he is black, does not make him guilty. Atticus Finch wants to make the silent community facing discrimination have a voice and he does this by making a speech upon losing the case that gives everyone in Maycomb something to ponder about. A quote from this miraculous speech is, “Confident that you gentlemen, would go along with them on one assumption, the evil assumption, that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are immoral beings, that all Negroes are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption that of one mind of their caliber. Which men, we know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson’s skin, a lie that I do not have to point out to you. You know the truth. The truth is this: some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral; some ***** men cannot be trusted around women, black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.” (Pg. 217) This example proves how Atticus is fair and justice because he does not resemble the racist community of Maycomb; he resembles the hero who can make a difference by allowing the community to realize that just because you are colored does not make you less of a man.

That was one of my paragraphs in the essay, I did well on it so you can grab some idea’s.

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