_____________ BASIC INFORMATION:

Last Name: Finch Gender: Male First Name:

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Other Names:

Atticus N/A Age: Occupation: early to mid 50's Lawyer Town of Residency: State of Residency: Maycomb Alabama Characters significance to the novel: Major /

Minor

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
RELATIONSHIPS:
1) Atticus is the father of both Jeremy Atticus and Jean Louis Finch. 2) He is also the owner of the home which Calpurnia tends to, she is like his close friend. 3)Miss Maudie Atkinson grew up at Finch's Landing with Atticus and

therefore has a long-term relationship with him and is also a fellow neighbour. 4)He knows Arthur Boo and Nathan Radley since they were a bit younger since he knows that the non-horror story of the Radley family is not entirely true and they are neighbours of his. 5)Atticus is the brother of Jack Finch and Alexandra Finch. 6)Mr. Avery, Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose, Mrs. Crawford, and Mrs. Haverford are all fellow neighbours of him on his street. 7)Atticus knows Mr. Horace Gilmer, as he is the lawyer defending Mayella Ewell 8) Tom Robinson is the black man he is defending in the trial

and his wife, whom he tries to help when Tom dies is Helen Robinson. 9) Heck Tate is a friend of Atticus and shows up at his door, asking him nicely to not defend Tom Robinson to avoid any harm to Atticus or his family.
10)As a friend of Atticus, Mr. Underwood, although being a racist toward blacks, helps to defend him with a shotgun when the mob almost attacks Atticus. 11)Atticus has known Dr. Reynolds for a long time since he is the family doctor. 12)Mayella and Bob Ewell are the people that Atticus is trying to defend Tom from, and is shown harassment from Bob after the trial. 13)Atticus shows Mr. Cunningham Sr. kindness when he helps him out since he is very poor, long before the trials, although he is not a close friend of his. 14) Judge Taylor shows Atticus deep respect since he is a respectable man and is the Judge at the trial.

JUXTAPOSITION: Atticus Finch

VS

Alexandra Finch

Similarities: 1)They both have good morals that they want to portray to the children. 2) All they want is the best for Scout and Jem, which is why they teach them important morals and lessons as they are growing up.

Differences: 1) Aunt Alexandra shows prejudice towards black people while Atticus seems no harm in them, as they are human beings like him and her. 2)Alexandra wants to be strict and stern towards the children to teach them lessons and morals while Atticus has a calmer approach to it. 3) Atticus cares about what is right and what is wrong, while Alexandra cares about what other people think. 4) Alexandra treats Calpurnia as if she's only a housekeeper and not the children's role model, while Atticus treats her as a valued member of the family.

Other Comments:
Atticus and Alexandra do not see eye to eye on most things which causes much conflict between them.

FOILS:
Bob Ewell: 1)Bob thinks that Atticus is defending Tom only to humiliate his family and make him look even worse, meanwhile Atticus was handed this trial and wanted to put all his effort into it, as he is the type of person to do so. 2) Bob Ewell is VERY racist towards blacks and thinks they are the lowest of the low, while Atticus treats Tom as if he is any other white person because he believes people should be treated equal, no matter their skin colour.

INTERESTING FACTS:
1)Atticus tries to conceal the fact he is a good sharp shooter since he dislikes the use of guns, until he is forced to shoot the rabid dog. 2) During the trials, it is shown why Atticus is such a good lawyer. It is because he gets answers without directly asking them by being tricky with the way he words his questions.