Atticus is obviously the most important person in To Kill A Mockingbird. At the beginning of the novel there is little indication of this because Scout and Jem show very little respect toward him. They are even embarrassed by his age because he doesn’t hunt and fish like all of the other parents. However, we quickly see that almost everybody in Maycomb respects him. Scout and Jem only start to realize what kind of …showed first 75 words of 297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 297 total…have lost the case their live is still changed for the better because of Atticus. He really did show that Tom was innocent, so at least the rest of town knows what really happened. The end of the novel shows how much the town still respects when Heck Tate claims that Bob fell on his knife. Atticus is the most important character in To kill a Mockingbird because he influenced the lives of so many.