Atticus Finch was a great man in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. He was a great father of two children, Jem and Scout. He defended a man named Tom Robinson in a trial. He also was a strong Christian. This shows he is a good father, Christian and lawyer. While he had many priorities he balanced them well. Atticus appears that his number one priority are his children. He understand his children very well. For example when Jem, Scout, and Dill went to the courthouse to see what was going on. Atticus told them to leave and the children refused. ....