To Kill a Mockingbird: Characterization of Atticus

5. "Jack! When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake. But
don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion
quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em." (87) Atticus
6. "But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until
many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said." (89)
Narration
7. "Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty." (89) Narration
8. "He did not do the things our schoolmates' fathers did: he never went hunting, he
did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the living room and read."
(89) Narration
9. "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill
a mockingbird." (90) Atticus
10. "You're lucky, you know. You and Jem have the benefit of your father's age. If
your father was thirty you'd find life quite different." (90) Miss Maudie
11. "Marksmanship's a gift of God, a talent...1 think maybe he put his gun down
when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living
things. I guess he decided he wouldn't shoot till he had to, and he had to today."
(98) Miss Maudie
12. "People in their right minds never take pride in their talents." (98) Miss Maudie
13. "Atticus is a gentleman, just like me." (99) Jem
Write a statement summing up Atticus' character: what kind of a person is he?