For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). You know all those stereotypes about lawyers being nasty, money-grubbing people? Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. The To Kill a Mockingbird quotes below are all either spoken by Atticus Finch or refer to Atticus Finch. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.” #3: “She went to him. The manliness of Atticus Finch does not leap off the page; instead, it burrows its way inside of you, sticks with you, causes your soul to say, “Now that is the kind of man I wish to be.” The examples of honorable manhood that can be wrung from To Kill a Mockingbird are plentiful and powerful, and today we’d like to explore just a few. ‘I’m—’ ‘You may be sorry, but I’m proud of you.’ She looked up and saw her father beaming … To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. Facts about Atticus Finch 8: the film adaptation. But we sure wish he weren't. In the book, Atticus Finch, a widower, raises his children with the help of his neighborhood and the housekeeper, Calpurnia. A monument to honor Atticus Finch was erected in Monroeville by the Alabama State Bar in 1997. Facts about Atticus Finch 7: a monument. Due to the popularity of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, it was adapted into a movie in 1962. Atticus Finch is the main protagonist of the best-selling 1960 book and the treasured 1962 classic movie To Kill a Mockingbird, and a major character its 2015 sequel novel Go Set a Watchmen. If you read this and thought that he was too good to be true—you're right. Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest. Well, meet Atticus, giving lawyers (and dads) a good name since 1960. Atticus looks at everyone and tries to see himself in his or her shoes. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who is sacrificing his reputation to defend a black man, Tom Robinson. A packed room with all our friends, family and # ContentBrigade members. 1,887 were here. Atticus is survived by his children, Jeremy “Jem” Finch and Jean Louise “Scout” (Charles) Harris, 7 grandchildren, a brother, Jack (John Hale) Finch, nieces and nephews, and lifelong friend, Calpurnia, as well as many other friends and family. Characters Atticus Finch As one of the most prominent citizens in Maycomb during the Great Depression, Atticus is relatively well off in a time of widespread poverty. He's fictional. Quietly but surely he passes his wisdom on to his two children. Watch Atticus Finch perform "Friends to Enemies" live from West Winfield, NY in 2015 at Tripoli Performing Arts Center. Atticus Finch . — Scout Finch.