Parenting is one of the most challenging and rewarding tasks possible. In the novel To
Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a model parent who teaches his children
important lessons about life. He teaches his children to respect themselves and others, to try their
best to do what's right, and what real courage is.
Atticus Finch is a very respected man in Maycomb. He shows respect to a lot of people
including his children, the Negroes, his neighbours and Arthur Radley. When asked by his
children why he is going to defend Tom Robinson Atticus says, ". . . if I didn't I couldn…
