In the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus is one of those `ideal fathers. ' Atticus is a single father raising his two children, Scout and Jem, and doing a great job too.
Do you ever wish that the 'cool dads from TV' could be your own? In the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus is one of those 'ideal fathers. ' Atticus is a single father raising his two children, Scout and Jem, and doing a great job too. They also have Calpurnia, the black cook, who is the most mom-like person they've had.Living in Maycomb County, Jem is eldest and Scout is the younger one. Atticus shares a truthful relationship with his kids that will always be treasured. Atticus is such a great parent because he's a man of patience, he understands children, and he teaches them many morals.
To begin with, Atticus is patient. When Scout starts speaking bad words (so she won't have to go to school), does Atticus become furious and yell at Scout? No, not at all, Atticus is patient, and waits for the bad language to eventually go away. Being able to patient is not a technique that all parents can perform.In this quote, spoken by Atticus, he expresses his knowledge of children and their time with bad language: "Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they're not attracting attention with it" (87).
Atticus waits for the stage to go away, and in time, it does. Another trait Atticus possesses that makes him such a great father is the ability to understand children. Atticus is very wise about his children throughout the whole novel of To Kill a Mockingbird. In chapter 9 of the novel, Atticus shows his understanding of children most, when he's talking to Uncle Jack.When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake.
But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em" (87). This quote is spoken by Atticus and he's explaining that children can tell when you're trying to avoid a subject, and when you do, you confuse them. From this quote, Atticus, most likely answers any questions that Scout and Jem may have. In addition to understanding children and being patient, Atticus teaches his kids important morals. Atticus recognizes that people have both good and bad qualities.
He is determined to admire the good while forgiving the bad. Atticus is able to admire Mrs. Dubose's courage of desiring to die free of morphine, and forgiving her rude criticism. Atticus passes this great moral lesson to Scout and Jem, and by having this point of view protects the innocent from being destroyed by evil. As Scout and Jem grow, they are introduced to more situations of evil versus good. But Atticus helps them get through these situations.
All in all, understanding of children, patience, and a teacher of important morals are all qualities of Atticus that make him such a great parent in this novel.Atticus teaches his children about the concurrence of good and evil. Atticus truly understands his children. The understanding of children was shown by Atticus when he explains to Uncle Jack that children can tell when you're trying to confuse them; so instead of confusing them, tell them what they want to know. Patience and good parenting technique was also shown by Atticus when he waited for Scout's bad language to go away.
There is no doubt that supporting a family is difficult, but to do it as a single father is great. Atticus is a wonderful parent that other parents should definitely follow.
