That is, until a mad dog lurched into the neighborhood. Calpurnia, the maid for the Finch family, called Atticus while he was out at work, telling him that there was a mad dog roaming around the streets. Immediately, he called Mr. Tate, the sheriff, and came over as quickly as possible. When it came to facing the dog, Mr. Tate didn’t believe he could shoot it himself, so he handed the rifle to Atticus, which was hesitant at first, but took the gun and shot the dog. With Jem and Scout watching in the back, they saw Atticus swiftly shooting the dog, which stunned them both, especially Jem as he said after, “ ‘d you see him Scout? ‘d you see him just standin’ there?... ‘n’ all of a sudden he relaxed all over… I hafta aim for ten minutes ‘fore I can hit somethin’...” (Lee, 101) This event changed Atticus’ view from Scout and Jem. Now they realize that Atticus was just like other fathers in Maycomb and they start to idolize him a bit