Maudie atkinson

Harper Lee 's To Kill a Mockingbird was published in Instantly successful, widely read in middle and high schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literature , winning the Pulitzer Prize. Multiple attempts to get To Kill a Mockingbird banned have failed and have never lasted for long. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout Finch.

He is a lawyer who appears to support racial equality and is appointed to represent Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell.

Miss maudie thoughts about inner self

The town disapproves of his defending Tom especially when he makes clear his intent to defend Tom Robinson to the best of his abilities. He is an honest person who tries to help everyone he could. Once known as "One-shot Finch" and "the deadest shot in Maycomb County", he is the moral center of the story. She comments on how she could not understand something at the time but now can appreciate it.

She gets into trouble with Miss Caroline, her teacher because she is expected to learn reading and writing her way. She is a tomboy and spends most of her time with her brother Jem and best friend Dill. To Jem's advice to pretend to "be a lady and start sewing or something", she answers, "Hell, no".