Atticus Finch Parent

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My definition of a good parent is one that tries to model the behavior he wants to see in his children and one that stays calm in times of crisis, as it calms down the children when stressed or scared about the problem at hand. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the protagonist's father, Atticus Finch, is a good parent, simply due to the fact that he has proven time and time again his ability to model ideal behavior, as well as the fact that he stayed calm in times of crisis, such as the house fire and the rabid dog incident. The first reason Atticus is a good parent is that he shows or models how he wants his kids to act instead of just telling them how to be and not taking his own advice. As proof of this, we can allude to