In Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Atticus Finch was portrayed as the ideal man. This presentation of Atticus Finch is far too idealistic. Atticus never waivers from behaving perfectly, so perfectly that he exhibits no human foibles. The portrait painted of him is far too idealistic; he always acts courageously and morally, he is a model father and he has no prejudices despite that fact he lives in a time and an environment that …showed first 75 words of 1065 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1065 total…time to educate them at home. Atticus Finch is a paragon, he represents all that is virtuous in man. He is respected by everyone in Maycomb, he is the most devoted father, he manages every situation in his life with courage and caring, he is always dignified and respectful, morally correct and never exhibits any prejudice. However this presentation of Atticus Finch is far too idealistic, he in fact becomes too good to be true.