Atticus is one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is the father of Scout and Jem. Atticus works as a lawyer in Maycomb County. Atticu's wife died when Scout his younger daughter was two. Atticus was home taught. He didn't go to school, but he is very intelligent. "I wanted you to see what real courage was, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand".
Atticus is about fifty years old. He reads the newspaper while smoking his pipe everyday. His children think he is very old " Atticus was feeble he was nearly fifty". He wears glasses and is tall. Atticus is a great father because he listens to all of his children's side of the story He is also experienced. Scout and Jem say he cant play football but he can play a Jew's harp and checkers. …
