Character+Analysis+-+Atticus

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 * ATTICUS PART ONE**


 * **Part of the Novel** || **Quotation** || **What do we learn about the character through this quotation?** || **Language Technique/s** || **How does the technique help us to understand/respond to the character?** ||
 * Scout’s attitude to her father, pp.10-11 || “Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment”. || We learn that scouts father was polite towards the children and very fatherly and loved to play and read with the children. || Cumulation listing & humor || Humor is created through the word satisfactory & this teaches us that scouts father is loving and caring towards his children and also shows that jem and scout are humerous. ||
 * Atticus’ advice to Scout about Miss Caroline, p.35 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Atticus and Miss Maudie’s burning house, pp. 75-78 || 'I saw Atticus carrying miss Maudies heavy oak rocking chair, and thought it sensible of him to save what she valued most”. || We learn that Atticus is brave and courageous || Description of Atticus’ action

Scout’s reflection of Atticus’ kindness – positive connotations of word ‘valued’ || Helps the respoder to understand that he is willing to help and is showing kindness when helping miss maudie and saving her oak chair. ||
 * Atticus’ attitude to bring up children, pp.98-105 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Atticus shoots Tim Johnson, pp.98-105 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Atticus’ reaction to Mrs Dubose’s death, pp.116-118 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

pp.225-229 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ATTICUS PART 2**
 * **Part of the Novel** || **Quotation** || **What do we learn about the character through this quotation?** || **Language Technique/s** || **How does the technique help us to understand/respond to the character?** ||
 * Atticus tries to tell his children off, pp.138-140 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Crowd outside the house, pp.150-153 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Lynch mob outside jail, p.157-161 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Atticus’ summing up at the court case, pp.209-212 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Bob Ewell spits at Atticus, pp.223-225 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Atticus talks about justice