Atticus Finch Atticus is one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is the father of Scout and Jem. Atticus works as a lawyer in Maycomb County. Atticu's wife died when Scout his younger daughter was two. Atticus was home taught. He didn't go to school, but he is very intelligent. "I wanted you to see what real courage was, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a …showed first 75 words of 681 total…

…showed last 75 words of 681 total…it. Scout is very proud "......but Scout'd just as soon jump on someone as look at him if her prides at stake". Scout is very concerned about Jem, she doesn't understand why Jem won't be with her. Scout doesn't like school because her first grade teacher had prohibited her to read. Scout is carefully monitored by her aunt Alexandra, Her aunt came to her house to offer her feminine guiding, like the wearing of dresses.