Atticus as a father.

Atticus is the type of parent who just wants the best for his kids. He gives them good advice and is big on teaching Jem and Scout to respect the people around them. When Scout came home and told Atticus about his new teacher Miss Stephanie and how she has no clue what she is doing he said "...if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (30) What this tells me about his parenting style is that he just wants them to fully understand people before they judge the person. He teaches Jem and Scout many lessons. I think values he is trying to instill in them are to respect everybody, be thankful for what they have, and to love everyone for who they are, not nessarily by the color of their skin.

My parents are like Atticus in a couple ways. They have taught me the same lessons Atticus taught Jem and Scout. Also, my parents are old too. They are different because my parents don't really read all that often. I would like to have a dad like Atticus. He seems to understand his children well and he is always patient with them.