In Praise of Atticus Finch, Film's Most Enduring and Endearing Father Figure Gregory Peck portrayed Harper Lee’s stoic hero in 1962’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’

The complexity of Barack Obama and Atticus Finch

Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 6 | On Atticus Finch and 'Go Set a Watchman' This week we honor VirginiaCHSGoBlue15 as our top winner for her comments about “Watchman,” Atticus Finch, racism, and Scout’s loss of innocence. But we also crown eight Runners Up and 22 Honorable Mentions, so scroll down to see if your name i Read more ... s on the list.

What the Debate Over Harper Lee’s Two Atticuses Reveals About Our Literary Culture Close your eyes a moment and try to picture Atticus Finch. If, like me, you haven’t read Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird in years, you probably see him as I do, his dark hair parted just off center, round tortoise shell glass perched on his no Read more ... se, jawline assertive, but not aggressively...

Resisting the mystery of “Go Set a Watchman”: Why I’m not reading Harper Lee’s “new” novel Reclusive authors and their hidden works are fascinating—but something tells me to leave Atticus Finch in the past

Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal Atticus Finch has always been the focus, often lifted as a hero -- which is why the new depiction of him as a staunch segregationist who attended a meeting of white supremacists hits hard. What does that say about us?

What Will Readers Make Of A Bigoted Atticus Finch? Until last Friday, Atticus Finch was easily literature’s most infallible fictional father. His wisdom, humble nature and unbiased pursuit of justice was one of To Kill a Mockingbird’s central tenets. But

Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman': Don't write Atticus Finch off as a racist just yet [Video] Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" won't be released to the public until Tuesday, but readers already know that the book reveals a darker side to Atticus Finch.

These Are 30 of the Best Parents in Literature Atticus Finch ranks at the top as one of the great heroes and parents of American literature

These Are 30 of the Best Parents in Literature Atticus Finch ranks at the top as one of the great heroes and parents of American literature