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Atticus Finch Was Never Going to Save Us
Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Atticus Finch, disillusioned, fallen heroes, flawed characters, Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, imperfect heros, Jesus saves, salvation in Jesus alone, To Kill a Mockingbird, when a loved one sins

Atticus Finch is a complex and deeply flawed character. Countless reviewers reached this conclusion upon the release of Harper Lee’s prequel to To Kill a Mockingbird. Mockingbird presented an “idealized” Atticus but Lee’s first manuscript reveals him to have uncomfortable faults. So, there is debate. Atticus is a great character for these times because we’re …[ read more ]