The character, Atticus Finch, in “To Kill a Mockingbird” demonstrates diverse emotions of how society works; as the trial goes on, Atticus’ point of view shift. Atticus thinks that he has the same beliefs as the people in Maycomb, later he realizes he doesn’t and follows his own beliefs. He sees two sides of people. He thought they were something they were’t. As the story goes on he learns the truth about people.

To begin with Atticus believes that he can only defend a white person and that black people are guilty, later on in the story he started to follow his own feelings with Tom Robison. Atticus was worried about what the people of Maycomb would think of him when he decided to defend Tom Robinson. As Atticus learned Tom’s story he didn’t care what people thought. Atticus states, “You’ll never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”(33). During this time I would …show more content…
When Atticus asked if Mayella loved her father her response was “he does tollable, [cept] when--.” Atticus asked “except when?” Then Mayella looked at her father, who was sitting with his chair tipped against the railing (208). Then it states “He sat up straight and waited for her to answer” (208). Mayella then gets frightened and changes her response to “I said he does tollable.” That is when Atticus noticed that Mayella is under pressure because of her father. She knows if she says something wrong he will abuse her. Now that Atticus noticed Mayella looking at her father he realizes she is under pressure of her father and is terrified of him abusing her if she says something wrong. I would also feel for Mayella in this situation, but she needs to get over her fears and tell the truth; she needs to learn to stick up to her