to kill a mockingbird why do jem and scout call their father atticus?
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Scout and jem call their father by his first name because its more formal to them. ... They call him Atticus because they are formal with their father. Calling him by his first name shows that the father and his children see each other as equals.
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In Chapter 8, (To Kill a Mockingbird), why do Jem and Scout make the snowman as a replica of Mr....
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A successful lawyer, Atticus makes a solid living in Maycomb, a tired, poor, old town in the grips of the Great Depression. ... Atticus's wife died when Scout was two, so she does not remember her mother well. But Jem, four years older than Scout, has memories of their mother that sometimes make him unhappy.
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In the beginning of Chapter 10 Miss Maudie says it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. When his children get guns for Christmas, Atticus tells them that they can shoot blue jays but not mockingbirds. Scout asks Miss Maudie, because she has never heard her father say anything is a sin, and she explains why.
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Atticus uses a lawyer's cross-examination trick on Jem. First, he asks Jem innocently enough why he wants Boo Radley to come out. From there, he manipulates the conversation so Jem eventually admits to playing the Radley game. Atticus tells Scout and Jem to leave the Radleys alone.
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Jem and Scout come to understand that their aunt's obsession with heredity, "gentle breeding," and "Fine Folks" does not agree with their own way of judging people. Miss Maudie. Maudie teaches Jem and Scout that their father is a special man to whom the people of Maycomb turn when they have a tough job to be done.
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Jem doesn't want to have anything to do with Scout at school because he sees her as the aggravating little sister. Jem thinks of himself as the big man at the school because he is four years older than Scout. ... Jem doesn't think she should act this way. We can see that Jem has a lot of Atticus in him.
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By talking to Mr. Cunningham, Scout reminds him that he is a father just as Atticus is. She calms Cunningham and the other men down by making them realize that all of them are residents of Maycomb.
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Why does Atticus sit outside the Maycomb jailhouse in chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird? eNotes.
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Summary: Chapter 10 “Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Atticus, Scout says, is somewhat older than most of the other fathers in Maycomb. ... Heck brings a rifle and asks Atticus to shoot the animal.
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Aunt Alexandra believes that some families are better than others. Aunt Alexandra feels that Atticus has not instilled in his children how important their family name is in Maycomb. Notice that Scout does begin the novel by describing the Finch family. Scout sums up Aunt Alexandra's position on family breeding.
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Another thing that Jem fears is his father's disapproval. ... Atticus is Jem's father and hero, who takes on the difficult task of defending a black man in prejudiced Maycomb County. When Atticus goes to the jailhouse to protect Tom Robinson, Jem follows him because he fears that someone might try to hurt his father.
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The Radleys are likely to have been inspired by a family who lived in a boarded-up house in the street from where Lee grew up. 6) Scout and her brother Jem never refer to their father as Dad or Father, it's always Atticus.
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When Aunt Alexandra finds out that Jem and Scout have attended Cal's church, what does she want Atticus to do about it? She suggests that he let Calpurnia go. "Then [Jem] rose and broke the remaining code of our childhood." What new violation causes Scout to make this comment?
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Why do Jem and Scout go to church with Calpurnia? Where is Atticus? Atticus must leave out of town to work. Instead of leaving Scout and Jem unattended, she takes them to church with her.
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Scout's real name in Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird is Jean Louise Finch, but she is rarely called by her given name.
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Jem doesn't want to have anything to do with Scout at school because he sees her as the aggravating little sister. Jem thinks of himself as the big man at the school because he is four years older than Scout. Jem is a little embarrassed by the way Scout reacts to people. ... We can see that Jem has a lot of Atticus in him.