Who is a hero in modern times? Is it the inimitable supernatural superman, wearing tights and saving babies from burning buildings? Or is it the ordinary man, flawed like the rest of us but capable of seeing past those imperfections? The widowed working father who has the courage to rise above the prejudice of society and do what is right. Atticus Finch: an idol in the eyes of his children; a saviour in the eyes of Tom Robinson; a hero in the eyes of modern society. Atticus is a significant character in Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird. Set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930's the story is based on the common misunderstanding of people told through the eyes of the innocent six-year-old girl called Scout. To Scout and her older brother Jem, their father, Atticus is a hero. He is an impact on everyone he meets and...