What aspects of Atticus's character does the incident at the jail reveal? Select three (3) choices. A. Determined A. Determined B. Foolish B. Foolish C. Obedient C. Obedient D. Concerned for his children D. Concerned for his children E. Sense of justice E. Sense of justice F. Cowardly F. Cowardly G. Rude

A. Determined

E. Sense of justice  

D. Concerned for his children

Explanation:

Atticus goes to prison to prevent a group of men from harming Tom, a young black man who was accused of raping a white woman, before the trial. Atticus fears that these men will be able to remove Tom from prison and kill him, so he goes to the prison determined to help Tom and uses all his sense of justice to convince the men and protect Tom. On this occasion, he is concerned that his children will be hurt or that they will be witnesses of a violent scene.

This question is about "To Kill a Mockingbird" and it deals with racist and unjust society in relation to the black American population.

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”