What do we learn about Atticus?
In chapter 9 we found a quotation from Atticus saying ‘I’m simply defending a negro’ The word simply implies that defending a negro is a normal and is not significant to him. Saying this at that period of time is unusual as defending negros was not thought about. Atticus also uses the correct terminology of a black person instead of the popular rude term. This is effective because he is giving Tom Robinson rights that many other people doesn’t. Uncle Jack thought that he was forced to defend him but Atticus proved him wrong. Atticus could have let the court case go against Tom easily but he had feelings for him and supported him. This quotation suggests that he has no problems with any ethnicity in society.
React!