A new side of the beloved character was revealed in "Watchman." Gregory Peck, as Atticus Finch, stands in a courtroom in a scene from "To Kill A Mockingbird" in 1962. — -- The lead character in ...
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes: Some are bold and assertive, eager to make their marks on the world, while others are barely aware that their actions are helping to better the lives of those ...
On the day Go Set a Watchman is released, a baby-name website questions how long "Atticus" will stay No. 1 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall is a former national political correspondent, digital writer and ...
Atticus Finch’s dark side emerges in Harper Lee’s new book, “Go Set a Watchman.” — -- In the classic book and iconic film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus Finch stood as a towering symbol of ...
In 1880, a man named Amasa Coleman Lee was born in rural Alabama. In 1926, he and his wife, Frances Finch Lee, had a daughter, Nelle. (It was her maternal grandmother’s name spelled backwards.) ...
A once-great hero has been tainted for many: Atticus Finch is a racist. But the summary rejection of a book based on how it develops a character says more about the rejector than it does Atticus or ...