Quote #1When the three of us came to her house (Mrs.Dubose') Atticus would sweep of his hat, wave gallantly to her and say "Good evening, Mrs. Dubose!" "You look like a picture this evening." This quote form To Kill a Mockingbird portrays Atticus Finch, being kind and good-natured, even though Mrs.Dubose is rather hurtful towards everybody in the town. Atticus shows respect and niceness to her to set a good example for his children, and to model what a real gentlemen should look like in there town, since they are very hard to come by in Maycomb along with the people in Maycomb.
| Quote #2He was much older then the other parents of our school contemporaries, and there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said "My father-" Jem was football crazy. Atticus was never to tired to play keep-away, but when Jem wanted to tackle him Atticus would say "I'm too old for that, son." This quote represents Atticus Finch being mature and acting his age even around his children, not just the town folk, while teaching Jem to be a respected gentlemen just like him. He cares what the town thought about him. Even before representing Tom Robinson in the trial. Atticus was a very well respected member of the Maycomb Community
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