Classwork – 25/2/15

Atticus conceal his prowess as a marksman as it goes against his moral code. Miss Maudie theorises that ‘maybe he put his gun down when he realised that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.’ It is my opinion that Miss Maudie is correct, or along the right lines at least. This is because we know already that Atticus follows a strong set of morals, and taking life from God’s creations for no reason other than for pleasure, would most likely go against these morals. His past is most likely hidden from his children to prevent them from growing up believing that firearms are an integral part of life.