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Home Learnig Assignment -Intrapersonal

a. Who would you want to be friends with in the novel? Explain.


If I was able to be friends with a character in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, I would choose to befriend Atticus Finch. This is because Atticus possesses many good qualities and morals. I also strongly agree with his beliefs and thinking. What he does is also commendable.

Firstly, the most significant quality about Atticus would be that he is courageous. To be courageous means to say or do what you believe is right, depite the strong disapproval from other people. This is what Atticus displayed, by fighting for a black man by the name of Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson had not commited any crime but had been accused of raping a white woman by the name of Mayella Ewell. Even though the jury knew that Tom Robinson was innocent, he still sentenced Tom to death. Though people discriminated against blacks at that time, Atticus however chose to be different, and stayed in the minority, as he believed that justice and morality was of utmost importance. Though at that time, in the courts of Maycomb, "when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins", and although Atticus knew he was definitely going to lose the court case, he however still perservered and fought to the best he could. From this, we can see Atticus's bravery and courage, daring to stand up for a black man, despite insults from the citizens of Maycomb, like from Mrs Dubose when she said that Atticus was "no better than the niggers and thrash he works[ed] for". Thus, we can see that Atticus is a man of conscience, and will stand up for what he thinks is right, even at the cost of his reputation.

Next, Atticus is also humble. This can be seen from the incident where Atticus shoots and kills the mad dog Tim Johnson who was raving on the streets. Although Mr Heck Tate was supposed to shoot the dog, he actually handed the gun to Atticus, as he had the reputation of "One-Shot Finch", which was that he could kill anything with just one shot, he was extremely accurate. The Finch children are surprised that Atticus had such a talent, yet Atticus had never boasted about it to his children. He had also protested when Mr Heck Tate tried to give him the gun. This shows that he was a humble man.

Lastly, Atticus is very generous. Atticus had told Walter Cunningham not to worry about repaying him the things that he had borrowed, where he said that "let that be the least of your worries". Atticus would help a friend in need and not worry about the consequences or think about when Walter would repay him. This makes Atticus a good friend to haveashe would help you when you are in need.

Hence, I would befriend Atticus as he is a man of values and he is generous, humble and helpful.