In life, we all face responsibilities and challenges to some extent. Some people may have many responsibilities and challenges on their hands while others have very few. But in the eyes of many, being a parent is supposed to be one of the most challenging jobs due to the enormous amount of responsibility, challenges, and guidance involved. Being a parent is never easy because there will be ups and downs as time goes by. Ultimately, it is parents who shape children, influencing their daily lives. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, we meet many parents who fall into different classes. There are the Ewells, who belong to the lower class and with less care in the family, the Cunninghams, who belong to the lower-middle class struggling with finance, and then there are the Finches, who belong to the upper-middle class. Now, each of these parents has their own parenting style. This is due to the circumstances in which each of them finds themselves. And with Scout Finch (daughter) as the protagonist, we see her father, Atticus Finch, in action. I firmly believe that Atticus is a good father because his morals have good intentions, his actions are great, and his image is perfect. We can clearly see from the book that Atticus is a good man. He is polite, kind and very wise. We never see Atticus act as strangely as some of the other characters do. And since they're all living in hard times, the Great Depression, it doesn't help that the economy is crap, but for some strange reason Atticus seems to be the only calm and collected, normal person. For example, there's this section of the book where the whole town is going crazy because of a house fire. Everyone is going crazy, but luckily for Maycomb, Atticus was one of the few people... in the center of the card... in his eyes more important than the picture. There's also this part where his children (and the rest of the town) watched as Atticus shot Tim Johnson, a rabid dog. But before that, Scout pointed out that her father seemed too boring and too banal. But when Atticus got rid of the dog, he discovered the secret ability that Atticus possessed. This made Scout wonder why they were never informed of Atticus's ability: Would it have something to do with his image? Probably, and that's how Atticus would have wanted it. Parenting is a challenge for all of us: whether you are upper, lower or middle class, there will always be obstacles in your way. What separates good parents from others is how and why they handle things. And with good morals, great deeds and an even greater image, Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" IS a Good Father.