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...obinson trial in the beginning, although her point of view also makes Atticus, her father, seem to us, as he would seem to her: a hero. In his closing statement Atticus stated a famous quote from a man admired by most the people in the court room and most importantly on the jury he said " Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal .... we know that all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe - some people are smarter than others, some people have more opportunity because they are born with it.... But there is one place in this country in which all men are created equal - there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man an equal of Einstein and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. This institution, gentlemen, is a court .... in our courts all men are created equal" (pg. 209). Atticus is a very intelligent and well educated man. This is evident his personal beliefs and high moral standards are told to his adolescent children as advice. His civilised and gentle nature is reflected in his declaration that it's a sin to kill a mockingbird, while instructing Jem and Scout what they can and can't shoot with their new guns. When Scout had an issue with a poor boy from school Atticus advised her that, "You can never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his shoes and walk around"(pg. 35). This is mentioned several times during the novel by Atticus, and he oftendoes this when confronted by people whom he knows aren't as knowledgeable as him. The only time that he seriously lectures his children is about the evils of taking advantage of those less fortunate or less educated. Another ethic that reflect...