Atticus as a Father

Atticus is the type of parent that is patient and calm. When Jem and Scout are talking to him he listens and gives them a chance to speak and tell him their side of their story.When Dill showed up Scout thought that Atticus would be mad and send him home right then, but instead he said he could stay the night if talked to his aunt. When Jem asked Atticus to come into Scout's bedroom to see that Dill was there he said "Just hungry, I bet". I think this makes Atticus a reasonable father, he likes to please everyone and he wants everone to be happy. Some parents would have sent Dill home if they were in Atticus's position but Atticus didn't send Dill home.

Atticus teaches Jem and Scout that the color of someones skin shouldn't matter and how they should just be themselves and except everyone. He wants his children to grow up excepting everyone and he doesn't care if they don't follow the family tradition and how Scout doesn't dress or act like a girl. Atticus is like my parents in some ways. My parents believe that everyone should be equal and my sister and I shouldn't try to change our personalities to fit into what everyone else is doing. I think my parents can be calm just like Atticus but I think that Atticus is more calm than my parents because sometimes my parents lose their temper, unlike Atticus. I think that Atticus is a good influence on his children and on other people around him and i would definitely want him as a father.