| 单词 | Atticus |
| 例句 | Atticus may forget a lot of things, but he would never forget them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Being like Scout makes me happy so I want him to feel just like Atticus. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Atticus said, “And the next thing you know they were in the office asking me to get ’em a divorce.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus was a wise man, so he dropped the subject. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When they arrived at the creek bank, Atticus turned around with a hearty “Everybody out!” and the smile froze on his face: “Where’s Jem?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Put her suitcase in the bedroom, please, Hank,” said Atticus over her shoulder. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Patiently and unobtrusively Atticus had taught him everything Henry knew about his craft, but Henry sometimes wondered if he would be as old as Atticus before he reduced law to his possession. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Uncle Jack and Atticus are getting white in the same places and their eyes are alike, thought Jean Louise: that’s what it is. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Get Atticus? I’ll never be able to look him in the eye again!” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Oh no—” “Whose car was it?” asked Atticus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Integrity, humor, and patience were the three words for Atticus Finch. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z No, Miss Muffett would expel her and Atticus would send her off somewhere. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus said no, it didn’t even look like her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Writing to his friend Atticus, he said, “The Queen’s flight does not distress me at all.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When her uncle appeared, Jean Louise thought styles may come and styles may go, but he and Atticus will cling to their vests forever. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She heard Atticus call, “Come in!” and Henry’s voice answer him, “Ready, Mr. Finch?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus said, “I can take anything anybody calls me so long as it’s not true. You don’t even know how to cuss, Jean Louise. By the way, where did you pick up the ring-tailed variety? ” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus Finch was right when he said the only good the University did Henry was let him make friends with Alabama’s future politicians, demagogues, and statesmen. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus said, “Now that I’ve adjusted my ear to feminine reasoning, I think we find ourselves believing the very same things.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus, trying to reconcile them, asked Helen would she take her husband back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Henry peered around the corner at Atticus in the living- room. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A chapter of his life comes to a close, Atticus tears down the old house and builds a new one in a new section of town. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus asked the Lord to give them grateful hearts for these and all their blessings, picked up his glass, and spilled its contents over the table. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus put down the Mobile Press and looked at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z At forty-eight, Atticus was left with two small children and a Negro cook named Calpurnia. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When Atticus was forty-two their son was born, and they named him Jeremy Atticus, for his father and his father’s father. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “What’s been happening, Uncle Jack? What is the matter with Atticus? I think Hank and Aunty have lost their minds and I know I’m losing mine.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z At the table, they sat for a moment in uneasy silence, and Atticus asked Reverend Moorehead to return thanks. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She would never be able to thank Alexandra enough for coming to stay with Atticus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus waved to the driver of the passing car. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus was away in Montgomery in the legislature, Jem might as well have been with him for all she saw of him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus said to his daughter, “I’m your man, then. From the looks of you, Miss Priss, it’ll be the blind leading the blind.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Why, yes sir. Atticus, I don’t know anything about the Constitution. “You seem to be constitutionally sound so far. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She remembered Atticus telling of the pair in his office, years ago when they appeared seeking a divorce. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She was barely conscious of Jem and Atticus at the table. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus leaned forward a little, the better to disapprove of what he was reading. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch spent a solitary hour in the livingroom until Atticus and Jem arrived; his niece locked herself in the bathroom and remained there scrubbing herself and dancing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus asked quickly, “How did you leave the big city?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A real good snub, Atticus, makes you feel like you’re too nasty to associate with people. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus had treated him like his own son, had given him the love that would have been Jem’s—she was suddenly aware that they were standing on the spot where Jem died. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus was a head taller than his brother, his face was broad and open with a straight nose and wide thin mouth, but something about the three marked them as kin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She tried to run, but Atticus caught her by the scruff of the neck and said, “Go to Calpurnia. Go in the back door.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She could not have hated us, and Atticus cannot believe this kind of talk. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus sent her to a women’s college in Georgia; when she finished he said it was high time she started shifting for herself and why didn’t she go to New York or somewhere. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Aunty, you go on thinking I’m a lady, just for a little while, just until five o’clock when Atticus comes home. Then you’ll find out different. Well, goodbye.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Now she was aware of a sharp apartness, a separation, not from Atticus and Henry merely. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Listen, girl. You’ve got to shake off a twenty-year-old habit and shake it off fast. You will begin now. Do you think Atticus is going to hurl a thunderbolt at you?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z If Atticus needed me I would know it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Lee's endearing characters, Atticus Finch and his precocious daughter, Scout, captivated readers while confronting them with some of the realities of race and justice in the South. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When his daughter was miserable she prowled, and Atticus liked his women to be relaxed, not constantly emptying ashtrays. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dad’s eyes fill with water and he blinks a lot and I think maybe he needs to get those funny glasses Atticus wears. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Wherever Atticus went, Jem and Jean Louise would most of the time follow. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t know how careful you can get, Aunty. Atticus would love having Hank officially with us. You know it’d tickle him to death.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I want you to get dressed and go to town for me this morning. You’ll have to drive Atticus. He’s pretty crippled today.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Did Atticus put you up to it?” asked Jean Louise in awe. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When he reappeared, Atticus gave him the keys to the family car, some money, and a lecture on not doing over fifty. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus Finch had watched Henry’s ragged pursuit of his daughter with benign objectivity, giving advice when asked for it, but absolutely declining to become involved. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Atticus was so proud of him. Atticus says he doesn’t know the meaning of the word contract yet, but he’s doing fine with taxation.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch walked his niece to the car, where Atticus and Alexandra were waiting. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Alexandra would tell Atticus, and it would make him the happiest man in the world. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus leaned his elbows against the table and pushed himself back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus drew the line at having someone feed him, and Dr. Finch solved the problem by jamming the handles of a fork, knife, and spoon into the ends of big wooden spools. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus said, “He came in late one afternoon hot from football practice and raided the Kappa Alpha icebox. He also ate a dozen bananas and washed ’em down with a pint of whiskey. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z What is often overlooked is that the black man falsely accused in the story was not successfully defended by Atticus. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She only suffered a kinsman to kiss her on the cheek and then she secretly wiped it off; Atticus kissed her vaguely wherever he happened to land; Jem kissed her not at all. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Your ends may well be right—I think I believe in the same ends—but you cannot use people as your pawns, Atticus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The following week, back at Yale, Ruth agrees to meet him for coffee at the Atticus bookshop. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When Jem appeared Atticus sent him back to change his tie. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was unique in the history of the county: no machines opposed Atticus Finch, no machines supported him, and no one ran against him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Day before yesterday she would have said “Mr. Finch’ll help him” confident that Atticus would turn dark to daylight. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I thought none of the—” Atticus eased his arm on the corner of the chair. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Oh yes. When Atticus married her, and I’d come home from Nashville for Christmas and things like that, why I fell head over heels in love with her. I still am—didn’t you know that?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you know? Hasn’t Atticus gotten around to telling you that? Why, I’m amazed at Zandra not . . . good heavens, I thought all of Maycomb knew that.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Maycomb thrived on rumors, there would be all kinds of stories getting back to Atticus— Mr. Tuffett was sitting behind his desk, gazing testily at its top. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He began slicking back his hair with water and dating girls, and her only friend was Atticus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She patted Henry on the arm, more to keep him from starting a business conversation with Atticus than anything else. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Even his enemies loved him, because Atticus never acknowledged that they were his enemies. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus and Henry looked at her and laughed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z After dinner she returned to the tree and sat there until twilight, when she heard Atticus call her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus Finch rarely took a criminal case; he had no taste for criminal law. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Had Atticus known of the secret decision between his sister and his daughter he would have never forgiven them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Aunty, I’m not staying home, and if I did Atticus would be the saddest man in the world . . . but don’t worry, Atticus understands perfectly, and I’m sure once you get started you’ll make Maycomb understand.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus, the state’s not getting a conviction in that case was our worst blunder since Pickett’s Charge.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus Finch shot his left cuff, then cautiously pushed it back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In the livingroom, she heard Atticus’s even voice: . . stem the tide a little bit this way . . . good thing he asked for one of the Maycomb lawyers. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Good Lord, Aunty, Maycomb knows I didn’t wear anything but overalls till I started having the Curse—” Atticus forgot his hands. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z You sowed the seeds in me, Atticus, and now it’s coming home to you—” “Are you finished with what you have to say?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When Jean Louise and her brother were children, Atticus had occasionally drawn them a sharp distinction between mere scatology and blasphemy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus would hit the ceiling when Miss Muffett told him the gory story. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus said, “There’s nothing wrong with my—” “Nothing except you just can’t see.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus had let her run wild since she was two years old, and look what he had reaped. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A memory of the three of them, Atticus, Jem, and her, when things were uncomplicated and people did not lie. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z No wonder Atticus confounded Henry in the early days of their association by saying, “Pleading’s little more than putting on paper what you want to say.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus and Hank were pulling something, they were there merely to keep an eye on things—Aunty said Atticus was on the board of directors. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I do. I know every word you said to Atticus, and I almost heard you from my house when you lit into Henry.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus, not yet secure in his profession, spent and borrowed every nickel he could find to put on his brother’s education; in due time it was returned with interest. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z After the sun went down, Atticus was seldom seen in public without his children in tow. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus put his hand to his lapel, where was tucked a fresh scarlet bud. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus walked from his office to the foyer and took down his hat and stick from the hat rack. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Atticus, you’re like that old publisher who sent out a staff artist to cover the Spanish-American War. ‘You draw the pictures. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They took his dare, and once Jean Louise thought Jem would choke the life out of her, but he let her go eventually: Atticus was there. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Well, we know now. I’m just thankful I was around when the ructions started. Atticus couldn’t talk to you the way I’m talking—” “Why not, sir?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus took her air rifle from her hand and put a golf club in it, Dr. Finch taught her—Dr. Finch taught her what he was most interested in. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She doubted if Atticus would ever be able to raise his head again, and her suspicion was confirmed when Reverend Moorehead finally said Amen and Atticus looked up. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Atticus is a man. He doesn’t know much about these things.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She returned to New York with a throbbing conscience not even Atticus could ease. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Aunty. I’m sorry, Hank. I am oppressed, Atticus.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Atticus was standing in the door with his hands in his pockets. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Even the gifted Northern novelist Jonathan Franzen cited the original Atticus as the epitome of moral perfection in a New Yorker essay on Edith Wharton. Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The novel, which Ms. Lee finished in the mid-1950s before she wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird,” takes place some 20 years after “Mockingbird,” and features a grown-up Scout and her aging father Atticus. Reese Witherspoon Will Be the Voice of Harper Lee's Second Novel 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Atticus asks his daughter: “Do you want Negroes by the carload in our schools and churches and theaters? Do you want them in our world?” Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Harper Lee has signed on for Scout, Boo Radley and Atticus Finch to enter the electronic age. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' finally going digital 2014-04-28T12:40:41Z The team at Atticus was “unwilling to consider any compromises which were proposed to resolve the situation without lengthy and costly legal action,” the statement added. Broadway ‘Mockingbird’ Precludes British ‘Mockingbird’ 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Lawyers routinely say that Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, inspired them to study law. No way to treat an author: How Harper Lee lost control of her legacy. 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The issue, then, is what happened to Atticus Finch after that one case? Letters to the Editor 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z When he adopted a rescue puppy, he named it Atticus, after Finch. Jake Gyllenhaal: 'End of Watch changed my life' 2012-11-08T17:01:46Z What if Scout was the equality-seeking hero of that narrative and not Atticus Finch? By the Book: Reese Witherspoon 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Located on bustling Church Street near Yale, Atticus is distinguished by its sparse aesthetic and well-curated companion bookstore. These Are the Best Coffee Shops in America 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Cronin still lives in Houston but spends his summers with his wife, Leslie, and their two children, Iris and Atticus, who is 9, on Cape Cod, where in 2010 he bought a charmingly creaky home. The Passage of Justin Cronin 2012-10-07T07:00:05Z To see Atticus portrayed as reflecting the racism that might be expected of a white Southern man in the first half of the 20th century is to acknowledge realities that those narratives rarely do. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But on Jan. 11, Atticus’ lawyers threatened action if the tour was not canceled, saying it held worldwide rights for professional stagings of the book. Broadway ‘Mockingbird’ Precludes British ‘Mockingbird’ 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z For generations, lawyers have cited Atticus Finch as their professional inspiration, and white liberals have celebrated his sober principles. Analysis | New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z “You can’t have the uncomplicated idealistic figure of Atticus, not when we know now that she was struggling to make sense of that character.” Broadway ‘Mockingbird’ Is Back on Track, as Court Dispute Ends 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The Philadelphia hardcore punk band Paint It Black recorded a song called "Atticus Finch," though the lyrics seem to have nothing to do with the soft-spoken attorney. 46 times 'To Kill a Mockingbird' echoed through pop culture 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Atticus Finch was the first attorney I ever "met" — and he influenced the rest of my life. An unorthodox reading list for kids starting high school in the fall 2010-06-11T00:12:00Z That’s a common predicament in the film’s rural milieu, which treats its varieties of independent-minded characters — including the confused, overwhelmed but resilient Atticus — with understanding. Movie Review: ‘The Cold Lands,’ Directed by Tom Gilroy 2014-03-14T02:12:02Z Atticus may have convinced the children, but if Harper Lee really believed that, why did she keep the railroad tracks hot between Alabama and New York? Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Among the issues had been whether the depiction of Atticus Finch was sufficiently heroic. Broadway ‘Mockingbird’ Is Back on Track, as Court Dispute Ends 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The novel is set in the mid-1950s in Maycomb, Ala., when Scout returns from New York to visit her father Atticus. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z “People just like Brick because he follows the beat of his own drummer,” Atticus said. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z Sure enough, Atticus is inveigled by a call girl into what seem like compromising positions for a hidden photographer. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Yes, It's Called the Hornby Hotel 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Just when "Downton Abbey" was getting stale, Rose and an adorable young chap named Atticus Aldridge meet cute in a rainstorm. 'Downton Abbey' recap: Cocktails and cuckoldry 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Atticus, the white man for whom a courtroom’s entire “colored gallery” had risen in respect in “Mockingbird,” is an arthritic segregationist. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Yes, it'd be a pretty depressing read without Scout's innocence and joie de vivre and Atticus's moral courage, but whoever claimed life was a barrel of laughs? If you like books like these: dark teen reads 2012-05-31T10:17:09Z Then there was the drastic recasting of Atticus Finch, who went from the hero in “To Kill a Mockingbird” to an aging and arthritic bigot in “Go Set a Watchman.” Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Brings Division and Curiosity to Monroeville, Ala. 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Her father, the great Atticus Finch, is a bigot. The Invisible Hand Behind Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Just last year the name Atticus hit its highest level of popularity with 846 males named after the fictional character, according to Social Security records. Why is 'Atticus' worth defending? Think of the children -- and the pets 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z And many “Mockingbird” fans were shocked by the way Atticus is depicted in “Watchman,” which portrays him as an aging racist and segregationist who opposes his daughter Scout’s more enlightened views on civil rights. Broadway ‘Mockingbird’ Is Back on Track, as Court Dispute Ends 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z For 150 pages she immerses readers in the charming, perplexing, ominous daily life of Maycomb as seen and narrated by Atticus’s daughter, Scout. Review: A Broadway ‘Mockingbird,’ Elegiac and Effective 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z And if a decision is made that Atticus is the evening’s touchstone, then having an actor who effortlessly conveys a bedrock fair-mindedness, who entreats us to a belief in our own better natures, is essential. Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z In the series, he even uses his fictional detective Atticus Pünd's name as the inspiration for an anagrammed computer password: "CAT UP NUDIST." Maintaining the "Magpie Murders" main title mystery: The clues, the murders and a bird masquerade 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z It was also made into an Oscar-winning film starring Gregory Peck as the lawyer Atticus Finch. Harper Lee's second book sparks eager anticipation 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Published in 1960, “Mockingbird” tells the story of a young tomboy named Scout who idolizes her father, Atticus, a moral crusader who takes on racial divisions and injustice in a small Alabama town. Publisher Releases Signed Edition of Harper Lee’s ‘Watchman’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The title refers to an incident in the novel, in which Atticus, on giving air rifles to his two children, tells them they can shoot at tin cans but never at a mockingbird. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Lee’s father, who went by A. C., was the model for the determined Atticus Finch and his virtuous if doomed quest to defend a black man from an unfair verdict in Depression-era Alabama. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Raised off the grid and orphaned at 11, Atticus lives through more than one rough patch over the course of Tom Gilroy’s “The Cold Lands.” Movie Review: ‘The Cold Lands,’ Directed by Tom Gilroy 2014-03-14T02:12:02Z Longtime admirers of Atticus Finch find themselves in the same boat. Flawed Atticus should still be celebrated, 'Mockingbird' actor says 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Were you as shocked as the rest of the world with the “new” Atticus Finch? Atticus Finch was never a hero: “This book taught white people how to talk about race, and it did so badly” 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Lee biographer Charles Shields chronicled the evolution of the book, naming “Watchman” and a second draft titled “Atticus” in his 2006 bestseller, “Mockingbird.” What Harper Lee’s attorney doesn’t say in an op-ed is revealing 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z I’ve heard some valid criticisms of the way Sorkin has modulated Atticus as a more withdrawn character, whose veneer of moral certainty, in Daniels’ magnificent performance, hides deep emotions he is unwilling to release. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z I was deeply impressed, not so much by Gregory Peck's wooden performance as the lawyer Atticus Finch, as I was by Mary Badham, the young girl who played Atticus's daughter, Scout. To Kill a Mockingbird isn't a great book but it made America a better place 2010-07-13T17:04:00Z Atticus Lish’s first novel, “Preparation for the Next Life,” is unlike any American fiction I’ve read recently in its intricate comprehension of, and deep feeling for, life at the American margins. ‘Preparation for the Next Life’ by Atticus Lish 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Share your pet pics named Atticus Finch or Boo Radley with us! Why is 'Atticus' worth defending? Think of the children -- and the pets 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Atticus’s pedantic reverence for the rule of law communicates to Scout and Jem a message that has misled generations of “honorable white Southerners.” Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z We were doing press for the Steve Jobs movie together, and he said, "Scott Rudin just got the rights to 'Mockingbird.' Would you like to play Atticus?" Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Her protagonist’s name was inspired by a learned Roman from antiquity, Titus Pomponius Atticus. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z But there is a direct link from Atticus to Martin Luther King to Barack Obama. To Kill a Mockingbird isn't a great book but it made America a better place 2010-07-13T17:04:00Z The dispute over the character of Atticus was especially charged because of the controversial publication of Ms. Lee’s novel “Go Set a Watchman” in 2015. Broadway ‘Mockingbird’ Is Back on Track, as Court Dispute Ends 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z HIS SITUATION: A lawyer and single father, Atticus Finch raises his two kids — Scout and Jem — in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Best Men: The Top 10 Movie Dads We’d Use To Build the Perfect Father 2012-06-15T10:00:09Z The publication of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” sent readers back to their junior high editions of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” leaving many to yearn for the earlier, more upstanding Atticus Finch. Book news 2015: Nostalgia, blockbusters and controversy 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z However, there is still an uncomfortable parallel between the actions of Atticus and the sheriff in protecting Boo Radley, and that of the jurors in the Tom Robinson trial. To Kill a Mockingbird: a book that still raises questions about 'good' justice 2013-07-18T08:33:11Z People fall in love with the children and with Atticus. Mary Badham, the original Scout, on the enduring appeal of "To Kill a Mockingbird" 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Followed by a screening of the classic 1962 film starring Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch. World Cup semi finals 2010-07-06T11:20:00Z Broadway closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic, and “To Kill a Mockingbird” resumed performances last October, with Daniels returning to star as Atticus Finch, as he had done during the play’s first year. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Closes on Broadway as Creators Spar With Rudin 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z We all learned that, and I wondered on the flight home how did Harper Lee get away with an Atticus who doesn't change? Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z With Scout’s point of view subordinated, we see Atticus through our own eyes instead of hers, making him the firm center of the story. Review: A Broadway ‘Mockingbird,’ Elegiac and Effective 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Atticus shows them “how one could be in Maycomb without being of it.” Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Has it joined the canon of American fiction, complicated our views of Atticus Finch himself or the South in general? Atticus Finch redeemed: New survey shows we can’t help but remember our heroes the way we knew them first 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Because that’s what I thought with “Newsroom,” “Godless,” “Looming Tower,” Atticus Finch. ‘The Comey Rule’: Why Watching Jeff Daniels Ruined James Comey’s Day 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He took up the bass guitar at 7, and now plays in a garage-rock quartet called Calpurnia, named after Atticus Finch’s housekeeper in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Finn Wolfhard, the Young Star of ‘Stranger Things,’ Shops for Vinyl 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z “He becomes Atticus Finch by the end of the play.” Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of ‘Mockingbird’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The possibility of Atticus holding racist views hasn’t diminished Tyson’s appreciation for the character he is playing. Flawed Atticus should still be celebrated, 'Mockingbird' actor says 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z His lawsuit states that “the character of Atticus in the draft script remained noble and idealistic, and true to the character as he appeared in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’” Courtroom Drama: Producer Offers to Stage Disputed ‘Mockingbird’ for Judge 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Maybe we should just grow up; after all, as close readers noticed, Atticus was never really as noble and uncomplicated as we imagined. No way to treat an author: How Harper Lee lost control of her legacy. 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Many pets have been named Atticus and other characters -- Scout, brother Jem, and the neighbor Boo Radley -- from Lee's first book or last draft, depending on how you read them. Why is 'Atticus' worth defending? Think of the children -- and the pets 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Scout learns from Atticus why she must go to school, why she must not fight and how to compromise. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “I was out this summer, and I had a guy come up to me and say, ‘I hear you’re doing Atticus Finch,’ ” Daniels recalls. Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z The Atticus in “Go Set a Watchman,” in other words, is likely closer to the way such a man would actually have been. The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z How could the Atticus of “Mockingbird” be reconciled with the bigot of “Watchman,” or should any such reconciliation be attempted? Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z In Winters’ novel, the idea of whites as nobles rescuing the helpless is derisively called the Mockingbird mentality, in reference to Harper Lee's Atticus Finch. A powerful symbol of resistance, the Underground Railroad inspires a wave of books, plays, TV and more 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z But it also shattered something more precious: our admiration for Atticus Finch. No way to treat an author: How Harper Lee lost control of her legacy. 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z As the play progressed, the students clapped, booed, cheered and gasped, even erupting in the same pitched excitement as a buzzer-beating 3-point basket when the stately Atticus Finch wrestled with the evil Bob Ewell. Kids shine as Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ goes big 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z It contains 9 stories from Ancient Greece which are told by a Greek man called Atticus who is on a quest. Greek Beasts and Heroes: The Monster in the Maze by Lucy Coats - review 2011-08-26T08:00:00Z But here’s the thing about Pünd: He’s not technically a character in Horowitz’s book, but a character in another book, “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case,” which is inside the first book. One Whodunit Nests Inside Another in ‘Moonflower Murders’ 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Or was its focus on the benevolent white paternalism of Atticus Finch actually a problem? To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z "White people were coming out of the theater feeling good about Atticus and... blocks away you had black children's bodies skidding in the streets," Shields said. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Oliver and his twin brother, Atticus, were born prematurely in October 2019. Family asks Cincinnati Zoo to name newborn sloth after their late 1-year-old son 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Because Atticus would find reasons to be compassionate about Trump voters, and, yeah, and the left wing of the left would hate that. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z For instance, again, a protagonist has to have a flaw, so I thought, "OK, on top of everything else, I, I have to get Atticus Finch a flaw now." Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In real life, people named their children after Atticus. Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The estate’s representative, Tonja B. Carter, had contended that some of the proposed new dialogue made Atticus sound “more like an edgy sitcom dad in the 21st century than the iconic Atticus of the novel.” After Dispute, ‘Mockingbird’ Blends Novel’s Spirit and Sorkin’s Voice Onstage 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z A black character’s story told through Scout would bring new perspectives to Atticus, the trial of Tom Robinson, the racial dynamics of the South and Scout’s uncertain place in the world. Letters to the Editor 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Atticus is "To Kill a Mockingbird's" moral center: a single father, member of the state assembly, he is quiet, principled, an attorney who believes in the sanctity of law. Rereading 'To Kill a Mockingbird': It lingers, but not in the way he expected 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z She is returning home to Maycomb to visit her 72-year-old father, Atticus, who refuses to retire from his law practice despite his age and infirmity. Preview of Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Reveals a Different Tale 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The book's defendant, Tom Robinson, loses his life; his defense attorney, Atticus Finch, loses social stature. Why Hollywood keeps whitewashing the past 2011-08-12T15:20:00Z He won a Golden Globe for the music alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails; and the trio also earned the Academy Award for best original score. Meet Jon Batiste, new Grammy winner with plenty going on 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The 50-year-old film features actor Gregory Peck as Alabama attorney Atticus Finch fighting for justice for a black defendant in a small southern town. Ala. author Harper Lee honored by Obama appearance 2012-04-05T05:16:04Z But I doubt reading “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case” will help you solve the mystery in “Moonflower Murders” any more than it helped me. One Whodunit Nests Inside Another in ‘Moonflower Murders’ 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z But Anderson emphasized how “To Kill a Mockingbird” sets up the imperfect Atticus. Harper Lee's legacy looms over 'Watchman' celebrations in Monroeville, Ala. 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z This column by a legal academic, published in a relatively obscure trade journal, so enraged admirers of Atticus Finch that this newspaper published an article about the column and the impassioned responses it provoked. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Unlike the virtuous lawyer who saved an innocent black man from a lynch mob in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the segregationist Atticus organized the white citizens council, figuratively speaking, in Boo Radley’s peaceful backyard. Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z So did an Atticus Finch impersonator from Baltimore who also does a reasonable Dean Martin impression. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Brings Division and Curiosity to Monroeville, Ala. 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Little more than a plot device for foreshadowing Atticus’s death, she is a classic Dragon Lady: the deceitful Asian seductress. The Unintended Racial Horror of ‘Lovecraft Country’ 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z We had one 25-minute meeting, and I went home with one note, and the note was Atticus can't be Atticus from the beginning of the play until the end of the play. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z That may help to remind Atticus as Lee portrayed him in "To Kill a Mockingbird" -- the man who taught his daughter Scout about justice. Why is 'Atticus' worth defending? Think of the children -- and the pets 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z So was the dog that Atticus shot in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Huckabee’s stunning ignorance: His “North Korean chef” joke mocks people who are powerless and starved 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Would she spend some time at Branlow Hall, interview its personnel, and then reread “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case” to see if she can spot what Cecily saw in the book? Review | Agatha Christie fans, take note: Anthony Horowitz has a clever new twist on the classic whodunit 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “Will Atticus Finch still be the heroic and inspiring character we’ve so admired all of these years?” The Invisible Hand Behind Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z “A protagonist has to change. A protagonist has to have a flaw. Atticus in the book, Atticus in the movie, is unflawed.” Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Two years ago, he won the Oscar for best original score for Pixar’s “Soul,” which he wrote with fellow composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Jon Batiste to headline Biden’s first state dinner, serenade Macron 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z But the conversation doesn’t end with Monroe Freedman’s complaint about Atticus Finch’s limitations or with Jean Louise’s disillusionment with her previously idolized father. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Jeff's attitude coming to this is, "Gregory who? Um, uh, I am originating the role of Atticus in the play .This is a new thing, and other people can worry about me when I'm done." Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z And of course ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ because Atticus Finch is the ideal father in literature.” Is Reading the New Therapy? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z For many, Atticus was embodied by actor Gregory Peck, who received an Academy Award for his performance in the 1962 movie based on Ms. Lee’s book. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Desperately afraid to read Go Set a Watchman now bc I don't want my image of Atticus to be sullied. Review Reveals a New Atticus Finch, and Readers Aren't Happy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z A former barrister, she knows how to spot a cat burglar when she sees one, especially when he's a large tabby with a chewed ear and a handkerchief round his neck that says Atticus Claw. Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z The versatile Batiste, music director on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” also won Sunday for his song “Cry,” the video for “Freedom” and his work with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the soundtrack for “Soul.” Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The characters were familiar, as they would be to millions of readers — the crusading lawyer, Atticus Finch, and his feisty daughter, Scout. Harper Lee Lawyer Offers More Details on Discovery of New Book 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z “I can’t be Atticus Finch, so I have to satisfy myself by trying to be the best Dean Strang I can be.” Guilty pleasure: how Making a Murderer tapped into our weakness for true crime 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z If Atticus is a racist in the newly published novel, which Lee wrote in the 1950s before she wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird," what else might be true about him — and us? Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Along the way, neither pressuring the other to marry, they welcomed two children, Atticus, 12, and Cleopatra, 7. Two Children, a Milestone and Then Marriage 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Early reactions to the new release have focused on the shocking disclosure that Atticus Finch, far from being a hero, is an uneasy segregationist who once attended a Ku Klux Klan meeting. Scout grows up 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Either way, Atticus did not betray anything, least of all his principles; instead, this character became increasingly enlightened over time. The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z This is community theater in its purest form: Atticus played by a local banker, his daughter Scout by a sixth-grader from Monroeville Junior High. Monroeville?s Mockingbird 2010-07-07T18:02:00Z What happened to Scout and Atticus and Jem? “Scout is a lesbian”: Some modest theories on what Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” follow-up will hold 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z My main animal character is a cat-burglar called Atticus who has a change of heart when he falls in by chance with the local police inspector's family. Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z With a fuzzy bear Busby Berkeley number, a "Breakfast Club" homage and impassioned courtroom speeches that could be delivered by Atticus Finch, "Ted 2" is also surprisingly earnest. 'Ted 2' is overstuffed and absurd but wickedly funny 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z How could the saintly Atticus — described in early sections of the book in much the same terms as he is in “Mockingbird” — suddenly emerge as a bigot? Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z In the time of the Great Depression when rights for black people had only just been won, the odds are cruelly turned against Tom and his lawyer Atticus Finch. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee – review 2013-06-29T08:00:00Z Whatever happened to Atticus Finch and those adorable children anyway? Midseason TV shows may 'Smash' convention 2012-01-12T19:24:50Z But that Atticus knew only the American South of the 1930s and before, when neither society’s racist structure nor his moral rectitude had yet been challenged by the civil rights movement. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z As a protagonist who channels our outrage over Tom’s treatment by the whites of Maycomb County, Ala., the Atticus that Sorkin and Daniels wanted to conjure had to be flesh and blood, not a monument. Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Atticus, perhaps, was not the only genteel white liberal pushed in an unexpected direction during those transformative times, which would open the door to the even more divisive civil rights era. The Atticus Finch of your childhood is’t ruined: Read Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” for the early draft that it is 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Atticus Ross, the eldest of the Ross siblings, was 11 years old when Flipper’s opened and he spent his adolescence at the club. Sex, Drugs and Roller Skates 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Jean Louise scouted so far ahead that now, looking back, she sees Maycomb County, Atticus and Hank with new, open eyes: she sees that all is changed, changed utterly. Reading Harper Lee in the wake of Charleston: Shame, defeat and the real tragedy of “Go Set a Watchman” 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z What was her relationship to both Atticus and Boo? Letters to the Editor 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The novel, which portrayed Atticus Finch, the hero of “Mockingbird,” as a racist, shocked readers and scholars. Harper Lee Biographer Charles Shields on His Latest Edition 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z “How come you don’t fix his hair and his lipstick?” she said, pointing to Atticus. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z You mentioned this very interesting thing, that Atticus in a way represents the division on the left now, and you're right. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Don't feel bad for the many people who have chosen Atticus as a name for their sons -- or their furry best friends. Why is 'Atticus' worth defending? Think of the children -- and the pets 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z So, somewhere along the way, Harper Lee’s approach toward her material — and the Atticus figure, in particular — changed. In Harper Lee’s Novels, a Loss of Innocence as Children and Again as Adults 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Lee long ago acknowledged that she based Atticus on her father, A.C. Anticipation is high for Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman.' Will it live up to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z This adaptation, written by Aaron Sorkin, opened on Broadway in 2018, had an enormously successful run before the pandemic and sold strongly again when Jeff Daniels returned to lead the cast as Atticus Finch. ‘Mockingbird’ Made Her a Child Star. Now She’s in the Broadway Tour. 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Whether it's her imagination or a side effect of too much gin, Atticus becomes a source of insight into the mind of Alan. Murder, she edited: In PBS' "Magpie Murders," Lesley Manville is a publishing world mystery sleuth 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z I fantasized as a young country boy that I'd grow up to be Atticus Finch; only in my childhood dreams I cared more about myself than other people. In Praise of Monopoly 2010-05-14T12:56:00Z In “Mockingbird,” a book once described by Oprah Winfrey as “our national novel,” Atticus praised American courts as “the great levelers,” dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal.” Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I would have preferred a sequel where Scout discovers that her real mother is Calpurnia, the black maid, and Atticus discovers that Boo Radley, the mentally challenged neighbor, is the real father! Letters to the Editor 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Watchman is about Scout going back to her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama to visit her father, Atticus. Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' Will Realign the Literary Universe 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z He went on to become a television columnist for the Sunday Chronicle in 1952 and edited the Atticus gossip column on the Sunday Times in the 1960s before concentrating on his broadcasting career. Robert Robinson: tributes paid to doyen of the quiz show 2011-08-13T18:05:32Z “I watched the movie once, and then put it away. I read the book once, and again with highlighting Atticus’ stuff,” Daniels said. Jeff Daniels: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is role of a lifetime 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z In much the same way as Atticus' bromides — "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience" — such elements strike me now as less than realistic, more the stuff of myth. Rereading 'To Kill a Mockingbird': It lingers, but not in the way he expected 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z “This Atticus lived in a different world, but there is a lot under the surface here still,” she said. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Brings Division and Curiosity to Monroeville, Ala. 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Atticus Finch gets imbued with all this, almost holy, power. Talking to Victor LaValle about 'The Changeling' and the horror of parenthood, H.P. Lovecraft and more 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z How badly I wanted an Atticus Finch of my own. Harper Lee was my David Bowie: How 'Mockingbird' changed one writer's life 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Some writers and literary critics see added value in a more complex, and flawed, version of Atticus. Racism of Atticus Finch in ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Could Alter Harper Lee’s Legacy 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Atticus is written as the platonic ideal of a father and crusader for justice. Lots of People Love ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Roxane Gay Isn’t One of Them. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Like Atticus, George loves pulp novels and makes his living as the publisher of "The Safe Negro Travel Guide," the story's version of "The Negro Motorist Green Book" by Victor Hugo Green. "Lovecraft Country" is an intoxicating, myth-shattering hero's journey through a map of Black fear 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z But the book’s most striking aspect—the revelation of Atticus Finch’s retrograde and, yes, frankly racist views of his black clients and neighbors—is powerful enough to subsume all the more dubious elements. 'Go Set a Watchman' Review: Atticus Finch's Racism Makes Scout, and Us, Grow Up 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z For me, one of the key scenes - in fact, one of the key passages in all of American literature - is when Atticus shoots the rabid dog on the street. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z In the new book, Lee's original heroine, Scout, returns home 20 years after the events that took place in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and reminisces with her father, Atticus Finch. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee will publish second book 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Strang, in particular, has been compared to Atticus Finch because of his compassion, decency and propensity to well up at the mere thought of injustice. Guilty pleasure: how Making a Murderer tapped into our weakness for true crime 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The script also “did not present a fair depiction of 1930s small-town Alabama” by tying it to today’s social climate and portrayed protagonist Atticus Finch as initially naive to racism, according to the lawsuit. Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' may be scrapped in legal flap 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z By the end of the story, it’s revealed that magic belongs not to white people but Black people, and Atticus’s death helps ensure that only Black people may use it going forward. The Unintended Racial Horror of ‘Lovecraft Country’ 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The stance adopted by Atticus may be good – but it isn't good enough. To Kill a Mockingbird: a book that still raises questions about 'good' justice 2013-07-18T08:33:11Z “May the Atticus Finch in our souls help us fashion our feelings into the right and appropriate response.” Is Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' bound for the 'Interstellar' trap? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Another difference from the book is the TV show's interaction between Atticus and Susan. "Magpie Murders" creator on the finale revelation: "The anagram is disgusting" 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Dismissed by some as the ravings of a curmudgeon, Freedman’s impression of Atticus Finch has now been largely ratified by none other than his creator, Harper Lee herself. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z How did Horton Foote, who won an Oscar for writing the screenplay, get away with an Atticus who was the same from the beginning until the end? Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Akbar likewise laments, “we will never be able to read ‘Mockingbird’ in the same way again, and never see Atticus in the same light again. What the critics are saying about Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Sorkin reinforces the necessity of a towering Atticus by shifting the perspective away from his daughter, Scout, whose narration defines the voice of the novel and the 1962 movie version. Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z You were one of the readers not persuaded by Atticus Finch’s nobility in the original novel. Harper Lee’s lingering Civil War ghosts: “Go Set a Watchman” is “a very accurate perspective of what’s going on here in the South” 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z It's Atticus, pushed by the judge, who says, "I don't think you should do that. You're not guilty," and so, on top of everything else, he is responsible for everything that happens after that. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z "There often needs to be this white figure who somehow can connect with majority white audiences and navigate and push along the story line. We live with the ghost of Atticus Finch." Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z "To Kill A Mockingbird" was adapted into a critically acclaimed 1962 movie, starring Gregory Peck as the righteous lawyer Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as his precocious daughter Scout. Is Harper Lee's new book headed for Hollywood? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The book isn’t on sale until Tuesday, but already social media are abuzz with mourning over Atticus. The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z As a dad, I’d put him halfway between Atticus Finch and Homer Simpson – a high-minded idealist and a great teacher who nonetheless watches a lot of Homes Under The Hammer in his pants. 'I've been good and bad, caring but useless': Tim Dowling on two decades of fatherhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Atticus’ racism hurt me in a very visceral way. Reading Harper Lee in the wake of Charleston: Shame, defeat and the real tragedy of “Go Set a Watchman” 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z How will she look at Atticus now that he is no longer the “platonic ideal of a father”? Her exploration of Calpurnia and her past would become the nexus of the new story! Letters to the Editor 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Buy Atticus Claw Breaks the Law at the Guardian bookshop What are the animal's perceived characteristics and reputation? Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in the film adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” T Magazine: To Shill a Mockingbird 2011-03-29T17:01:19Z “I just remember being utterly absorbed by it, and inspired by Atticus, and very taken by Scout,” Mr. Brokaw said. Parties for ?Mockingbird? Birthday, but Don?t Expect Author 2010-05-24T21:41:00Z And there are those alarmed by the early reviews that reveal Atticus Finch, portrayed as a righteous savior in the classic, is racist. Celebrities and Writers React to 'Go Set a Watchman' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Peck’s spotless, prejudice-free version of Atticus appeared in New York movie theaters a month after Wallace delivered his “Segregation Forever” inaugural address. Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Certainly, it changes – as it must – our sense of Atticus, although that is complicated by the fact that this is not a follow up, but instead an early version of the book. Review: Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' reveals a darker side of Maycomb 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Then Aaron Sorkin approaches you not too long ago, and says, "I'm doing this version of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' and I'm writing Atticus for you." Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z For some audiences, however, Atticus has always been a fantasy, among the first of a durable cinematic character we've come to know well: the white savior. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Daniels perks up when the conversation turns to his portrayal of Atticus Finch, the small-town attorney immortalized in the Harper Lee novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” adapted now for the stage. Jeff Daniels: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is role of a lifetime 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Atticus Lish said their relationship is “on a firm footing now.” Atticus Lish’s Long Route to 'Preparation for the Next Life' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Some reviewers complained that the perceptions attributed to Scout were far too complex for a girl just starting grade school and dismissed Atticus as a kind of Southern Judge Hardy, dispensing moral bromides. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Atticus said in an email that it was a “conscious decision” not to seek his father’s help in writing or selling the book, a decision that “reflects my independent streak.” Atticus Lish’s Long Route to 'Preparation for the Next Life' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Critics and readers were startled to find the heroic Atticus of “Mockingbird” disparaging blacks and condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw segregation in public schools. Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' Is Already a Million Seller 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z She’s talking about their reclusive white neighbor, Boo Radley, but the African-Americans of 1930s Alabama come across as singing spectators, thankful for the moral heroism of Atticus Finch. A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The Salt Lake City production of “Mockingbird” recast the role of Atticus Finch after an Equity actor would not perform. Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z “You know, my dad was a lot like Atticus,” Daniels says. Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z And so rather than Scout’s rite of passage, the play is Atticus’s, as he is wrenched from his faith in the goodness of humankind toward a more sober assessment of the limits of human decency. Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Rose is possibly in love with someone called Atticus. Downton Abbey recap: series five, episode four – dangerously close to an actual plot 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z I mean, Bill Clinton said, "I used to want to be Atticus Finch, and now I want to be Jeff Daniels." Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z He asserted that Atticus Finch, the iconic hero of Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” ought not be lauded as a role model for attorneys. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In the finale, Atticus and Leti summon their ancestors to help them resurrect a slave owner so Atticus can pin him down and tear into his chest with a knife to finish a spell. The Unintended Racial Horror of ‘Lovecraft Country’ 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “Go Set a Watchman” came first, remember; it is the place where Atticus begins. The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Jean Louise Finch — nicknamed “Scout” — was going back to her small Alabama town to talk with her father, Atticus, an aging lawyer. To shill a ‘Mockingbird’ 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z She appears to be on the verge of succumbing when she learns to her dismay that Henry, like Atticus, is a member of the Maycomb County Citizens’ Council. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In “Mockingbird,” Atticus was a role model for his children, Scout and Jem — their North Star, their hero, the most potent moral force in their lives. Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the FBI deals with the return of an increasingly dangerous Atticus Nevins. TV listings: Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Atticus Ware is 13 now, but he was 11 when he was cast in the new musical “Flying Over Sunset,” in 2019. They Finally Get to Dance on Broadway 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z But some readers of the book never took Atticus as a hero for racial justice. Atticus Finch was never a hero: “This book taught white people how to talk about race, and it did so badly” 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He had gravitated to an ideology made even more abhorrent for many modern readers when he, Atticus, of all men, espoused it. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z And Atticus is one of the biggest reasons why. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z Atticus isn’t—never was—a bland fighter for what is empirically right. 'Go Set a Watchman' Review: Atticus Finch's Racism Makes Scout, and Us, Grow Up 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The difference is “Mockingbird” suggested that we should have compassion for outsiders like Boo and Tom Robinson, while “Watchman” asks us to have understanding for a bigot named Atticus. Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Amateurs re-enact the novel as a drama in front of and inside the courthouse where Ms. Lee’s father, the lawyer she shaped into Atticus Finch, once practiced. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Is a Stage Hit at Home in Monroeville, Ala. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z If Atticus is not willing to accept desegregation, Jean Louise also is resistant to change and anxious about it, even as she knows it must occur. In Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ a less noble Atticus Finch 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Could Atticus be serving as a microcosm for how the South devolved on racial issues in the years around Brown vs. The Atticus Finch of your childhood is’t ruined: Read Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” for the early draft that it is 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z "Go Set a Watchman" revisits Scout and Atticus Finch, two of the iconic characters from "To Kill a Mockingbird," 20 years after events in the first book took place. Harper Lee's new book gets readers -- under lock and key 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z "Never heard of any Catholics in Maycomb either," Atticus tells Jem, "you're confusing that with something else. Way back about nineteen-twenty there was a Klan, but it was a political organization more than anything." Rereading 'To Kill a Mockingbird': It lingers, but not in the way he expected 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Watchman,’ ‘Atticus,’ ‘Mockingbird’ — these were all iterations of the same book.” To shill a ‘Mockingbird’ 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z In the last decade or so, nearly 6,700 babies were named Atticus, according to the Social Security name database. Racism of Atticus Finch in ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Could Alter Harper Lee’s Legacy 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Evil Atticus Finch only deepens my suspicion of this entire publishing endeavor. Review Reveals a New Atticus Finch, and Readers Aren't Happy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Badham received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress for her performance, and developed a close friendship with Gregory Peck, who played the lawyer Atticus Finch, Scout’s father. Bookstores Plan Rollout for Next Harper Lee Novel 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z For the way in which the device underlines how much of the play revolves around Atticus, Sorkin might as well have changed the bird in the title to “Finch.” Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “It was: ‘Don’t make me read the book if I’m not going to be playing Atticus,’” he said, before adding with a smirk, “Which is like, stupid.” ‘Mockingbird’ Opens on Broadway 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z As a father I often wish I could be more like Atticus Finch, an ambition I fail miserably to come close to achieving. Charlie Fletcher's top 10 adventure classics 2012-12-19T17:01:21Z As Susan reads her book, onscreen we see how Atticus gets pulled into investigating two deaths that may or may not be related. From Poirot to Pünd: How "Magpie Murders" evolved its outsider detective 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z In the interview Mr. Sorkin gave New York Magazine about his adaptation, he described his reinterpretation of Atticus’s moral evolution. Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of ‘Mockingbird’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Lee as a loving father, pulling Ms. Lee up on his knee much as Atticus did with Scout in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “In the book, Atticus doesn’t qualify as a protagonist,” Sorkin says. Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z “As far as Atticus and his virtue goes, this is a different take on ‘Mockingbird’ than Harper Lee’s or Horton Foote’s,” he said. Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of ‘Mockingbird’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The older Atticus of “Watchman,” like many white Southerners of his era, appeared to be reeling in the changes brought about by integration. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The film plays with colour palette and aspect ratio, which, combined with a sleek, bassy soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, captures the rush of teenage abandon. How Waves unpicks the pressures of ‘black excellence’ 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Her father, Asa Coleman Lee, was a prominent lawyer and the model for Atticus Finch, who shared his stilted diction and lofty sense of civic duty. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z I was more interested in Susan, her relationship with Atticus and the modern world. "Magpie Murders" creator on the finale revelation: "The anagram is disgusting" 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The show’s tour, led by Richard Thomas as Atticus and Melanie Moore as Scout, begins performances on March 27 in Buffalo and opens on April 5 in Boston, followed by runs around the country. ‘Mockingbird’ Made Her a Child Star. Now She’s in the Broadway Tour. 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Bossy toward the children but deferential toward white adults in Lee’s account, she serves in the play as Atticus’s foil and needling conscience. Review: A Broadway ‘Mockingbird,’ Elegiac and Effective 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z He is introduced attempting an Atticus Finch–type stemwinder at the sentencing of a elderly woman convicted of killing her abusive husband. “Castle Rock,” Reviewed: A Grab Bag of Stephen King Tropes Is Freshest When It Confronts the Real World 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z I’m fine with this though, because I’d rather not make any kind of attorney, unless it’s a modern Atticus Finch without children in danger of being stabbed. A year in my parents’ basement 2013-12-30T01:00:00Z Many people think of him as the Atticus Finch, the definitive portrayal, and he won an Oscar for it. Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Something odd happens after Gregory Peck delivers one of cinema's most celebrated courtroom orations as attorney Atticus Finch in the 1962 film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The sequel, or first draft, or both, to the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the novel brings those characters, including a less benevolent Atticus Finch, into the racially divisive 1950s. Harper Lee’s lingering Civil War ghosts: “Go Set a Watchman” is “a very accurate perspective of what’s going on here in the South” 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The courtroom of the museum hosted regular re-creations of the famous scene in “Mockingbird” where Atticus Finch addresses the jury over the fate of Tom Robinson. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z I like my Atticus the way I have him. Celebrities and Writers React to 'Go Set a Watchman' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “Where was Atticus during Scout’s Halloween performance when she played a ham?” Harper Lee's legacy looms over 'Watchman' celebrations in Monroeville, Ala. 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z How could the saintly Atticus — described early in the book in much the same terms as he is in “Mockingbird” — suddenly emerge as a bigot? 38 Years on Books: The Essential Michiko Kakutani Reader 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The main story may hinge on Atticus, but "Lovecraft Country" gives each of its women their individual star turns, Leti most of all. "Lovecraft Country" is an intoxicating, myth-shattering hero's journey through a map of Black fear 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z After enlisting Reznor and Atticus Ross to score to The Social Network, director David Fincher tapped the duo to work on his forthcoming Girl With the Dragon Tattoo adaptation. Trent Reznor to get his teeth into acting debut, say reports 2011-03-04T12:19:15Z Yes — for this is not the Atticus of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Review: Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' reveals a darker side of Maycomb 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The extent of her revisions, as well as Hohoff’s role as editor, received renewed interest after the release of “Watchman” and its divergent portrayal of Atticus. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Susan actually begins to see and talk to Atticus when he starts to show up in her world. Murder, she edited: In PBS' "Magpie Murders," Lesley Manville is a publishing world mystery sleuth 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z It's full of ambiguity and, in spite of the adorable Scout, the noble Atticus and all that demonstration of human decency, it's full of darkness, danger and difficulty. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z First Atticus Finch, a saintly warrior for racial justice in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” was revealed as a patronizing bigot in Ms. Lee’s newly published companion novel, “Go Set a Watchman.” Review: Cheers, but Modest Impact, for Revisionist ‘Tristan’ 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Jennifer Gray is the author of Atticus Claw Breaks the Law, the story of the world's greatest cat burglar. Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z It also opened the door to serious scholarship like “Atticus Finch: The Biography,” Joseph Crespino’s crisp, illuminating examination of Harper Lee’s dueling doppelgängers and their real-life model, Lee’s politician father, A. C. Lee. Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Debates over “Mockingbird” took off last summer with the publication of an early version of that novel, “Go Set a Watchman,” in which Atticus, shockingly, emerges as a bigot and segregationist. In Harper Lee’s Novels, a Loss of Innocence as Children and Again as Adults 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The most striking new presence is Henry Clinton, a hard-working young lawyer in Atticus’s practice who hopes to marry Jean Louise. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Lee beautifully captured that moment here, but also reaffirmed how hope still lies in people like Atticus who reassures Jem and us. How ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Changed Their Lives 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z But Horowitz doesn’t get to “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case” until midway through “Moonflower Murders.” One Whodunit Nests Inside Another in ‘Moonflower Murders’ 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z As if being named Atticus wasn't award enough. Live-blogging the Golden Globe ceremony: Melissa Leo 2011-01-17T03:00:07Z In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” based on the Harper Lee novel, Ms. Murphy played Miss Maudie Atkinson, who lives next door to the widower lawyer Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck. Rosemary Murphy, Emmy-winning actress, dies at 89 Just as Scout called her father Atticus, Ms. Lee was said to have addressed her father as A.C. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Some readers commented that they would not open “Watchman,” that it was too painful to see Atticus’s heroic figure dismantled. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Did he then turn “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case” into a kind of roman a clef? Review | Agatha Christie fans, take note: Anthony Horowitz has a clever new twist on the classic whodunit 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z But though Atticus may seem to state the obvious now, in 1930s, or 1960s, or even today's Alabama, plenty of people would surely find plenty of his statements, shall we say, difficult to stomach. To Kill a Mockingbird: too simple a moral tale? 2013-07-10T12:00:01Z Kevin Costner played Garrison as an Atticus Finch type fighting an ingrained power structure, though Garrison is dismissed by many mainstream historians as a con man. Oliver Stone Rewrites History — Again 2012-11-25T03:37:22Z Here, one imagines the fulfilled dreams of Calpurnia, the indomitable Black housekeeper in Atticus’s Maycomb, Ala., home, a woman of keen insight for whom opportunity was frustratingly denied. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z He’s been compared to Atticus Finch and had love letters written to him. Making a Murderer Creators: Juror Feared Being Framed by Police 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Though it does not represent Harper Lee’s best work, it does reveal more starkly the complexity of Atticus Finch, her most admired character. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z For those who remember and adore "To Kill a Mockingbird," the opportunity to revisit Atticus and Scout is likely too tempting to pass up. Anticipation is high for Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman.' Will it live up to 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Out of Print clothing has T-shirts and pendants taken from the book while unofficial T-shirts from Atticus Finch's fictional law firm are available online. 46 times 'To Kill a Mockingbird' echoed through pop culture 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z But despite the performances — Jonathan Goad makes a flinty Atticus and the child actors are, thankfully, not overpolished — the production never realizes the power of the novel. Deep Dives Into Justice From Shakespeare, Wilde and Atticus Finch 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z And as played by the excellent Jeff Daniels with just enough glimmers of conflict to make him human, the wise and stoical defense lawyer Atticus Finch embodied the promise of a future beyond prejudice. Broadway on Race: Still More Likely to Comfort Than Confront 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Mary McDonagh Murphy, a writer and documentary director whose book, “Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of 50 Years of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’,” will be published in June, called “Mockingbird” “our national novel.” Parties for ?Mockingbird? Birthday, but Don?t Expect Author 2010-05-24T21:41:00Z Here's Atticus Finch, and you're going up against Gregory Peck on Broadway in this whole new adaptation. Jeff Daniels didn't want dad roles — so he took the ultimate dad role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z “When he played Atticus Finch, he had played himself, and time has told all of us something more: when he played himself, he touched the world,” Lee wrote. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Atticus, for example, although he wants to go straight, will practically sell his soul for sardines. Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z The lawsuit states that the play should not deviate from the depiction of Atticus in “Mockingbird,” where he is presented as a defender of racial equality in a divided south. Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of ‘Mockingbird’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z A friend ordered a burger platter and, as Ms. Robicelli tells it, 15-month-old Atticus: nearly jumped over the table to get at the fries. Motherlode: Eat Your French Fries 2011-05-17T16:53:50Z “Smaller armies have changed the world,” Atticus says. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Before long, Atticus is joined by the book’s three main children, the defiant Jem, the naive Scout, and the uncharacteristically-quiet Dill. “Scout is a lesbian”: Some modest theories on what Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” follow-up will hold 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z According to Shields, in the editing room, Peck pressed the director to focus the movie more on Atticus' heroism and less on the other characters in the novel. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Fifty-three years later, for many fans of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book and perhaps even more so the Oscar-winning movie, Atticus is still the focus. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The fight burst into public view not long after the Broadway opening of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which starred Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch. Harper Lee Estate Told to Pay $2.5 Million in Dispute Over ‘Mockingbird’ Plays 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z A mob, Atticus tells her later, is always made up of people, and Scout reminded those men of their basic humanity. Critic's Notebook: Baltimore's heroic mom reminds us there's no 'them' 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z More than 50 years ago, in the iconic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus sent Jean Louise Finch scouting for what was right and good and fair. Reading Harper Lee in the wake of Charleston: Shame, defeat and the real tragedy of “Go Set a Watchman” 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z I realised that Atticus came across as one-dimensional not because of Peck's limitations as an actor but because of Lee's limitations as a writer. To Kill a Mockingbird isn't a great book but it made America a better place 2010-07-13T17:04:00Z Ms. Carter was also troubled by the addition of two characters who do not appear in the book, and by what the complaint describes as changes to the characters of Atticus’s children, Jem and Scout. Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of ‘Mockingbird’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z “This Atticus,” she wrote, “is more like an edgy sitcom dad in the 21st Century than the iconic Atticus of the novel.” Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version of ‘Mockingbird’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z I would have expected some kind of camera flash, but maybe my attention was just waylaid by that alarmingly deep furrow in Atticus’s abdomen. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Yes, It's Called the Hornby Hotel 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z It's also impossible to see Atticus and not think about the debate within, let's say, the liberal quadrant, the Democratic party. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Perhaps instead of Atticus being the hero of that story, what if it was Scout? By the Book: Reese Witherspoon 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “I’m just sitting here thinking it’s kind of amazing that Jeff just described his father as being Atticus,” he says. Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z But in 1962 she was a child star, captivating the nation with her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Scout, the daughter of Atticus Finch, in the film version of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” ‘Mockingbird’ Made Her a Child Star. Now She’s in the Broadway Tour. 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Best score award goes to Trent Raznor and Atticus Ross for "The Social Network." Live-blogging the Golden Globe ceremony: Melissa Leo 2011-01-17T03:00:07Z My dad, I call him Atticus Finch, he's gravitas incarnate, plays solemn butlers and the lawyer you can trust . . . or can you? "Mrs. Davis" star Betty Gilpin on her risk-taking acting style: "I like playing high stakes" 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z It’s what you said in your farewell address about Atticus Finch, where you said people are so isolated in their little bubbles. Transcript: President Obama on What Books Mean to Him 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z There was no Atticus Finch in my world, but now there was a Harper Lee. Harper Lee was my David Bowie: How 'Mockingbird' changed one writer's life 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Had I heard that his hero Atticus Finch had an evil twin? Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z "But a lot of critical social scientists or literary scholars aren't upset, because we already saw white supremacy and white paternalism in the form of Atticus Finch. It was just the palatable kind." Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But the parallels go beyond that trope, to other qualities that Atticus embodies, and that Biden reminds us of. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z By 1960 Robinson was editing the prestigious Atticus column of the Sunday Times, and in 1965 he took a turn as film critic of the new Sunday Telegraph. Robert Robinson obituary 2011-08-13T12:28:49Z “I feel like he humanizes Atticus in a way that needed to happen. And, at the same time, all the texture and the power of the book I don’t feel is lost in any way.” Greg Kinnear readies (again) for his Broadway debut 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Reznor confirmed that as a follow-up to The Social Network, he and musician Atticus Ross are again collaborating with director David Fincher for his adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Trent Reznor to 'focus on Nine Inch Nails' 2011-03-08T16:18:46Z Atticus Finch sat with his arm around the accused, Tom Robinson. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Is a Stage Hit at Home in Monroeville, Ala. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z They understand the situation a little bit better than Atticus does. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Atticus Finch may have lost his case defending the black Tom Robinson from the Jim Crow legal system, but there’s no question that his quest is a virtuous one. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Time Magazine’s Daniel D’Addario acknowledges that “Watchman” is “alienating from the very start,” but suggests that Atticus’ bigoted worldview isn’t as much of a 180 as some are suggesting. What the critics are saying about Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In Freedman’s view, however, those considerations were not decisive in influencing Atticus Finch. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Atticus, in particular, was beloved as the ideal father, even the ideal man in a society that was profoundly flawed, but, through wisdom such as his, perhaps redeemable. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Flynn’s script pares down the plot to a bare skeleton of menace, enhanced by a truly sickening score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Marriage Is an Abduction 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z While Daniels caught up on some shut-eye — the cast would have to be onstage in New York that night — Richardson Jackson talked about the challenges of playing Calpurnia, Atticus’s longtime housekeeper. Perspective | Trump’s White House doesn’t support the arts. Nancy Pelosi is rallying the cause instead. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The play comes to an end soon after Atticus enumerates for Calpurnia a short list of local people they can count on, to push for a better day. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The score of “The Fourth Estate,” composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, supplies much the same rush. How “The Fourth Estate” Attempts to Capture the Still-In-Progress Story of America’s Debasement Under Trump 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The adult Jean Louise encounters a different Atticus from what readers of “Mockingbird” will remember. In Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ a less noble Atticus Finch 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The minister's focus — and the camera's — is on Atticus, not Tom. Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “This is who we want to be as a country, but this is not who Atticus was.” Racism of Atticus Finch in ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Could Alter Harper Lee’s Legacy 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z In “Watchman,” Atticus is depicted as an aging racist and staunch segregationist, while a grown-up Scout serves as the moral center of the book when she confronts her bigoted father. Publisher Releases Signed Edition of Harper Lee’s ‘Watchman’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Narrated by Atticus’s daughter, the film is a powerful, delicately told story of the Jim Crow era. What’s on TV This Week: ‘How to Survive a Pandemic’ and the Grammy Awards 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The book is set about 20 years after To Kill a Mockingbird, featuring many of the same characters, but specifically Scout and Atticus Finch. Of Course This Book Is the Top Kindle Pre-Order of 2015 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z After receiving a fatal diagnosis, the snooty Alan schemes to forever taint the legacy of his popular Atticus Pünd detective novels, believing them to be frivolous pap and not "important" writing. "Magpie Murders" creator on the finale revelation: "The anagram is disgusting" 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z If this Atticus was running for president, the left wing of the left would find him not nearly angry enough. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Think of Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch carrying his into the courtroom in “To Kill a Mockingbird”; it was a tool of justice and must have smelled to Scout like the promise of safety itself. | To Have and To Hold 2014-03-06T14:00:39Z Instead of standing up to the ignorant bigots in town, the Atticus in “Watchman” shares many of their worst prejudices. In Harper Lee’s Novels, a Loss of Innocence as Children and Again as Adults 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “Atticus isn’t — never was — a bland fighter for what is empirically right,” he writes. What the critics are saying about Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Never mind that this better Atticus is fictional; my home state has learned to grab admiration where it can. Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z She found the proof, she said, in the novel “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case,” the third in a series by the late novelist Alan Conway and, it seems, a coded fictional reinterpretation of the crime. One Whodunit Nests Inside Another in ‘Moonflower Murders’ 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Jon Batiste’s lovely jazz compositions take turns with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s subtle, cerebral score, building a sonic bridge between the sensual and the abstract, the physical and the metaphysical. ‘Soul’ Review: Pixar’s New Feature Gets Musical, and Metaphysical 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The answer is that Atticus isn't the protagonist in the book and the movies. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z One of the things Atticus keeps repeating in the play is, "I know these people. I know these people," meaning, the people who live in Maycomb. Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “It means,” Atticus tells her, “I don’t want them hating people they disagree with.” Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z This becalmed film, which was partly shot in a woodsy part of New York State, fails to crystallize until Atticus attaches himself to a dude who sells homemade trinkets. Movie Review: ‘The Cold Lands,’ Directed by Tom Gilroy 2014-03-14T02:12:02Z For Atticus — presented throughout as the voice of reason, of fairness and justice — to dismiss the Klan as little more than a political group suggests how deep the divisions of race extend. Rereading 'To Kill a Mockingbird': It lingers, but not in the way he expected 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z “Jeff’s father — rural Michigan lumberyard owner. My father — a Russian Jewish immigrant living in Brooklyn — and I would describe my father as being Atticus. That says a lot about what Harper Lee did.” Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Like Atticus, for instance, he is a devoted family man, widowed at an early age and compelled to raise children on his own. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z At which point, on what would have been Page 229 of “Moonflower Murders,” the reader comes upon the cover of the 2016 Orion paperback edition of “Atticus Pünd Takes the Case.” Review | Agatha Christie fans, take note: Anthony Horowitz has a clever new twist on the classic whodunit 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his role as the heroic Southern lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird," was one of the most admired actors in Hollywood history. Gregory Peck's widow Veronique, an arts supporter, dies at 80 2012-08-18T20:53:38Z People went to law school and became lawyers because of Atticus. Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Cecilia Peck, the actor’s daughter, signed for the Atticus Corporation, which was party to the agreement. Gregory Peck’s Daughter and Others Keep ‘Mockingbird’ Sequel Rights 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Then Lee begins to introduce the reader to Jean Louise’s discovery that Atticus and Henry have joined the White Citizens’ Council. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z That's accurate enough, I suppose, but what of Atticus’ frustrations, his inconsistencies? The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Sorkin cannot help but make his own politics manifest at times, through Atticus and others. Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Producers said Thursday that Daniels and Keenan-Bolger will play Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout, on Oct. Original stars joining Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Miriam Buether’s set, encased in the decaying walls of a courthouse, efficiently accommodates the “wagons” that roll on and off, transporting the porch and dining room of Atticus’s house. Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The Atticus of “To Kill a Mockingbird” was an icon, an archetype, a figure out of myth. The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Not sure I want to read #GoSetAWatchman with all these Atticus Finch revelations. Review Reveals a New Atticus Finch, and Readers Aren't Happy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Sorkin describes the difference in his Atticus this way: “Instead of Atticus being the guy who has all the answers, in the play he wrestles with the questions.” Aaron Sorkin and Jeff Daniels made ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ their mission 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z As seen through the eyes of the orphaned nephew he has taken in, McCrea’s Josiah Grey is an isolated moral hero who anticipates Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Video: Classic Cowboys, Back on the Range 2011-03-26T00:16:44Z There is nothing standing between Robinson and his maker except Atticus, armed only with a newspaper. To Kill a Mockingbird isn't a great book but it made America a better place 2010-07-13T17:04:00Z "One problem with Atticus Finch in the movie is that there's so much moral certitude there ... he is an ideal, a paragon." Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z When I saw the name Atticus Finch in print, I leaned back from my computer screen, my eyes welled up, and I started to cry. Resisting the mystery of “Go Set a Watchman”: Why I’m not reading Harper Lee’s “new” novel 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who scored the documentary, begins quietly pulsing. Shot by Shot: Building a Scene in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s Vietnam Epic 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Thus, the case that made Atticus a household name synonymous with righteousness and justice for all — even as he lost — is undermined. In Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ a less noble Atticus Finch 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Her father was a lawyer, like Atticus Finch, the hero of Mockingbird. Harper Lee Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Others, however, found that Ms. Lee had enriched Atticus’s character by allowing Scout to see her father not as a god, but rather as an imperfect man. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Many readers, who had grown up idolizing Atticus, were crushed by his portrayal, 20 years on, as a staunch defender of segregation. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, Ms. Lee’s estate sued Mr. Sorkin’s producer over the project, alleging that Atticus Finch is too mean, Scout and Jem are too old, and Calpurnia is too opinionated, among other issues. We Asked 7 Lawyers to Untangle the Broadway Fight Over ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Strathairn plays Tom less like a stoic Atticus Finch and more like stammering Jimmy Stewart. "Where the Crawdads Sing" is a stupefyingly bad adaptation of spoon-fed melodrama 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z He's Atticus Finch without any of the racial tension. Andy Griffith evoked, stylized small-town America 2012-07-04T10:01:04Z “The depiction of Atticus in ‘Watchman’ makes for disturbing reading, and for ‘Mockingbird’ fans, it’s especially disorienting,” Michiko Kakutani wrote in a review of the book in The New York Times. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z He “only gradually rose to the moral standards of Atticus,” Shields wrote in the biography. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z And the hard truth is that a man such as Atticus, born barely a decade after Reconstruction to a family of Southern gentry, would have had a complicated and tortuous history with race. The evolution of Atticus Finch 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The film, co-produced by Jordan, positions Stevenson as the Black Atticus Finch. In "Just Mercy," Michael B. Jordan brings dignity to the story of a real-life Atticus Finch 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z There's a real chance that the change in Atticus will slow sales in the coming weeks. Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' sells 1.1 million copies in 6 days 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z It's almost too obvious to point out that Gregory Peck is a good Atticus. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z Atticus Sappington’s extra point made it 21-3 but the Buffaloes were offside, and Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith decided to go for 2 instead. No. 16 Oregon State keeps Shedeur Sanders in check in 26-19 win over Colorado 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Kicker Atticus Sappington took a pitch from the holder and attempted a lengthy dash to the end zone but was tackled well short. Pac-12 rewind: Oregon rolls as USC, Washington escape to set up Nov. 4 showdown 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Sher and Sorkin, who collaborated smashingly on their adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” know about harnessing magnetic energy in their lead, as evidenced by the casting of Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch. Review | ‘Camelot’ gets the Aaron Sorkin treatment, with no happily-ever-aftering 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z “Part Atticus Finch and part P.T. Barnum,” said an executive who has dealt with him. Jerry Jones helped transform the NFL, except when it comes to race For all his integrity and commitment to social justice, Atticus can’t help coming across as a bit paternalistic. Review: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The 1962 film adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” starred Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of the principled and steadfast attorney Atticus Finch. How Richard Thomas aims to redefine Atticus as 'Mockingbird' comes to L.A. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In the book and the movie, Atticus isn’t the protagonist. Aaron Sorkin on ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ coming to Seattle 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Atticus Sappington made three field goals – two from 26 and one from 31 yards out – to help Oregon State trim the deficit to 21-16 early in the third quarter. Rising’s 3 TD passes lead No. 12 Utah past Beavers, 42-16 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Now 71 and starring as lawyer Atticus Finch in a touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Thomas said he still hears fans call “Good night, John-Boy!” after each performance. At 50, TV’s ‘The Waltons’ still stirs fans’ love, nostalgia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Their confrontation comes to a head when Atticus, defending his neighborly stance toward the racist dregs of Maycomb society, proudly asserts, “I believe in being respectful.” Review: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “This adaptation gives Atticus a story which interrogates all of those unassailable virtues,” Thomas said. How Richard Thomas aims to redefine Atticus as 'Mockingbird' comes to L.A. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z And he’s the same person in the book at the beginning and the end … I wanted the central protagonist to be Atticus. Aaron Sorkin on ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ coming to Seattle 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The film also features a new score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, whom Guadagnino challenged to “find the sound of a road trip” and “the sound of the American landscape.” Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell play cannibals in love 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z With Strathairn’s gentle gravitas suggesting an elderly Atticus Finch, much of “Crawdads” seems like a misty-eyed look at an innocent American past. Review | ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: ‘Blue Lagoon’ meets ‘Murder, She Wrote’ 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z One lesson Lee draws is how difficult it is to get inside the skin of another person, something Atticus is always encouraging his children to do. Review: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “The novel is very much about the loss of innocence of these children. Aaron has made it also about Atticus’ loss of innocence. How Richard Thomas aims to redefine Atticus as 'Mockingbird' comes to L.A. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z All the Black residents of the town are sitting in the balcony, and stand silently in respect for Atticus as he walks out. Aaron Sorkin on ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ coming to Seattle 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z There is a reason that Atticus Finch is one of the most enduringly popular characters in American literature. Perspective | Banned book recommendations for your child’s summer reading list 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “We have to heal this wound,” Atticus declares, appealing to his neighbors’ better angels in his defense summation, “or we will never stop bleeding.” Review | A resonant ‘Mockingbird’ recalls American racism then — and now 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Thomas, who seems utterly impervious to aging, renders Atticus with brisk, no-nonsense strokes. Review: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The always incisive Richard Thomas seems an ideal choice to play Atticus Finch, the humane central character of both Harper Lee’s classic novel and Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation. Summer theater is cropping up in unexpected places 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z In my play, Atticus warns him not to say that. Aaron Sorkin on ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ coming to Seattle 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The multi-genre performer also won for his song “Cry,” the video for “Freedom” and his work with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the soundtrack for “Soul.” Jon Batiste tops Grammy Awards, winning 5 trophies 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z The whiningly nasal caricature makes it harder to credit Atticus’s plea that his kids find it in their hearts to understand downtrodden Bob. Review | A resonant ‘Mockingbird’ recalls American racism then — and now 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z But when she speaks, she has a moral force that no one else — and certainly not Atticus in this incarnation — can match. Review: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The Trojans also will be breaking in a new punter with Australian freshman Atticus Bertrams. Insights from USC coach Lincoln Riley's first week leading spring football 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Once in a while, I’d walk down Chapel Street to get a coffee at Atticus Bookstore Cafe. Opinion | Asian Americans Have Always Lived With Fear 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z I would probably have to say “To Kill a Mockingbird” again, because of the humanity that it shows, and because of the heroism of the main character, Atticus Finch. Seattle’s Elizabeth George, author of Inspector Lynley mysteries, tells us what she’s reading 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The play’s power, though, resides in the dignified stoicism of its morally righteous characters, Yaegel T. Welch’s Tom and Atticus’s longtime housekeeper, Calpurnia. Review | A resonant ‘Mockingbird’ recalls American racism then — and now 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Winningham is a mother to five children whom she welcomed with Mapel: Happy Atticus, 33, Calla, 35, Jack, 36, Patrick, 39, and Riley, who died by suicide in 2005 at the age of 24. Former ‘ER’ costars Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham secretly wed last year after 35 years of friendship 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” Atticus tells Scout. Opinion | The Rise in Book Bans and Censorship 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Atticus Finch, of course is in everyone’s memory the great hero of the book, but in fact he was kind of tolerant of the racism around him. Mukilteo School District removes ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from required reading list 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The book was adapted into a movie in 1962, starring Gregory Peck, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Atticus Finch. Washington state school board removes classic novel from curriculum after complaints of racial insensitivity 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The kindest of all, and not entirely to the approval of his children, is Atticus. Review | A resonant ‘Mockingbird’ recalls American racism then — and now 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Punter and captain Ben Griffiths has indicated he hopes to return, too, but as of right now, he’ll have another Aussie punter in incoming freshman Atticus Bertrams to contend with for playing time. Breaking down the USC roster Lincoln Riley inherits 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Batiste has already enjoyed a fruitful year at awards shows, pulling down a Golden Globe and an Oscar for “Soul,” which he shared with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. How Jon Batiste went from 'Colbert' bandleader to 11 Grammy nominations 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Freeman frequently lashed out at his son Atticus Freeman, played by Jonathan Majors who was nominated in the outstanding lead actor category but lost to “The Crown’s” Josh O’Connor. Why Michael K. Williams' Emmy loss hurt so much 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z “The novel is fierce, but Atticus himself is exceptionally gentle, intensely attuned to every aspect of his characters’ unruly emotional lives. He fought in the Marines and MMA matches. A novel about his mother was the fight of his life 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The choking up that occurs in Atticus as he makes his case for Tom’s innocence is new to the character. Review | A resonant ‘Mockingbird’ recalls American racism then — and now 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Here’s the key: Atticus, Leti and Uncle George must drive under the speed limit while being chased by a sheriff out of a sundown town. These episodes earned Emmy nominations. The writers explain why. 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z “He was trying to protect Atticus and toughen him up so that the evils of the world would not affect his son the way they did him.” How Michael K. Williams of 'Lovecraft Country' came to understand his brutal character 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Within blocks of River Park Square, shopping options emphasizing pop culture cool will likely entertain even the most-sullen of tweens and teens at Boo Radley’s, Atticus Coffee & Gifts and Auntie’s Bookstore. Family road trip: Spokane is a summer jewel | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Six of the movie's nods are in technical categories -- including one of two nominations for Nine Inch Nails musicians Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Oscars 2021: A breakdown of the nominated movies 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z |
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