To begin with, Scout and Jem think that their father, Atticus, is just a boring old man. When Calpurnia tells Scout that “Mr. Finch...can do lots of things” (91), she questions it asking, “like what?” (92). Scout did not think her father was capable of anything interesting. But after Atticus shoots a mad dog in one shot, Scout is proud and influenced more by her father, and gains respect for him. Jem raves about the shot to Scout, saying Atticus “just relaxed all over, an' it looked like that gun was…
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