Atticus is one of the main characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He is the morally upright lawyer who defends Tom Robinson. This is a list of 10 things the audience learns about him throughout the novel.
- Atticus Finch went to law school in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Atticus is currently a lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama.
- He paid for his brother, John Hale Finch, to go to college to study medicine.
- Atticus was elected to the state legislature, where he met his wife.
- Atticus is a widower. His wife died of a sudden heart-attack six years after they became married.
- Atticus has two children named Jeremy and Jean Louise.
- Atticus likes to read. Scout mentions that it is her father's favorite thing to do, and there are many scenes throughout the novel that depict Atticus reading.
- Atticus is an expert marksman. He kills Tim Johnson with one shot in Chapter 10.
- Atticus' nickname growing up was Ole' One-Shot Finch.
- Atticus acts the same in his house, as he does in public. Miss Maudie tells Scout this in Chapter 5.
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