The first time I watched the 1963 classic movie, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” I was mesmerized by Atticus Finch, a single parent of two children, Jem and Scout. Gregory Peck was so superb as the admirable father Finch that he won the Academy Award for best actor that year.

As a father, Finch is neither permissive nor authoritative toward his children in the movie. He lets his children call him by his first name, Atticus, which means he is not authoritarian at all. However, he admirably maintains his authority and the dignity of a parent in front of his children. Consequently, Finch is a highly likable and esteemed father to his children.

Finch is a small-town lawyer in Great Depression Era Alabama who defends an African American falsely charged with the rape of a white woman.

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