What does Scout wish was different about Atticus?
blazedale eNotes Editor Early on in the novel, Scout and Jem wish that Atticus was a more traditional Southern man. Sources: http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/kil… Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-179’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by blazedale on Tuesday January 30, 2007 at 6:37 PM shauger Teacher High School – 12th Grade eNotes Editor Scout wishes Atticus was more like the fathers of her classmates. She sees him as old (nearly 50) and he doesn’t seem to do anything – just works in an office. Because of his age, he won’t play tackle football with Jem. He won’t teach them to shoot an air rifle. Even though Miss Maudie tries to get Scout to see her father differently, it is not until the incident with the mad dog that Atticus seems to have any discernible talent in Scout’s eyes. At that point, she wants to go tell everyone at school how her dad is a crack shot. Jem, however, tells her not to because Atticus is a gentlemen. Sources: http://www.enotes
