Main Characters Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is the voice of reason in the town of Maycomb and in the novel. He is a man that goes beyond the word tolerance; tolerance is merely to put up with something. Atticus looks at everyone and tries to understand who they are and where they are coming from. And he quietly and subtly passes on wisdom to his children about terrible subjects like racism. Atticus is also a …showed first 75 words of 554 total…

…showed last 75 words of 554 total…is because Jem is currently trying to understand them as well, but finds the topics have no easy answers. Toward the end of the novel, Jem becomes calmer and more realized. After all that has happened, Jem has matured and better understands his world. He now also concerns himself with being a gentleman, just like his father. Jem has grown both physically and emotionally throughout the novel and is close to being a grown man.