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Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. He feels he must do his best to raise both of them to have high moral values and a good understanding of what is right and what is wrong. Jem and Scout both idolize Atticus and listen to what he says because the ....

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.... reveals this fact to Joe, Joe becomes upset with Pip. “‘Terrible?’ cried Joe. ‘Awful! What possessed you?’”(99) Joe can not believe what he is hearing and takes the right course of action by making Pip really think about what he has done. A child like Pip does not see the consequences of his actions until he really thinks about the problems he has caused. Joe blatantly expresses his feelings to Pip and Pip becomes ashamed of his actions. Joe, however, did not do a very good job of being a parent in the first place for believing Pip’s outrageous story without question. Joe tries to be a good father figure but falls flat by not realizing ....