To Kill A Mockingbird Miss Maudie Language Analysis

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In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Miss Maudie proclaims, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets,” and earlier in the novel, the reader gathers a glimpse of how Atticus influences his children. Miss Maudie’s words portrays the truth regarding Atticus Finch and his character. The statement allows the reader to fathom Atticus’ character from a reliable source that Atticus knew for an extended amount of time. From Miss Maudie’s declaration, the reader may conclude Atticus possess an openness with everyone in the community without holding onto any secrets. Also, the first paragraph of chapter five expresses the contrasts between Scout and Jem’s characters by discussing how Jem insists upon continuing the game
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