Happy Father’s Day to one of my favorite literary fathers, Atticus Finch.
Another Instagrammer posted the question who is your favorite literary father, and as someone who has taught 9th grade English and To Kill a Mockingbird more times than I can count, I thought of Atticus (we won’t talk about Go Set a Watchman).
When I first read TKAM in high school, I didn’t think too much about Atticus as a father. I saw things more though the eyes of Scout coming of age. As a teacher and an adult though, especially after watching Gregory Peck bring him to life on screen, some years 3 hours in a row, I saw Atticus and the book so differently (that scene where Scout is asking Jem about their mother and Atticus can hear them from the porch broke me every time).
Who is your favorite literary dad?