One character trait that defines Atticus is his wise demeanor. Atticus is a wise person because when Bob Ewell was threatening him he chose to evade a fight. The author states, “...but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience”(Lee 140). Atticus is showing wisdom here because he doesn’t let other people decide for him or his conscience, he chooses what is right. Atticus also gives advice to Jem and Scout and they look up to him. Atticus is also wise because he thinks about how his decisions will have an impact on those around him.
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He does things despite everyone thinking the opposite. In the text it states, “… I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re lucked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what”(Lee 149). In a way Atticus is courageous because he intends to defend Tom Robinson, a negro. He is courageous because he know he is going to lose the case but he's is going down swinging. He also faces the gossip of Maycomb county with a calm