2007-05-19 12:27:45 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Part of the reason was probably that Harper Lee wanted to emphasize how close the relationship was between the father/friend and the children.
Another reason could be that Lee took a lot of care in choosing her characters' names. Atticus was the name of a Roman philosopher, Titus Pomponius Atticus, who never took sides in arguments.
2007-05-19 12:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i think both prefer that way, in other words, Atticus doesn't mind and Scout is familiar with calling her father like that. It's a kind of intimacy long established between them.
2007-05-19 21:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was being real with them. It wasn't your typical household either and it might have been a way of allowing them to feel more adult.
2007-05-19 20:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by girl9 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
as a sign of respect and also by loosing their mother at a young age it made them grow up. perhaps he didn't quite know how to "baby" his children.
2007-05-19 20:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by rokprincess 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They were too much in awe of him.
2007-05-19 19:35:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋