mp-truck for the county, he was not a sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone."
             This is how the children and the reader perceive him. He is too old, his idea of a good night was to, "Sit in the living room and read."
             When Atticus gave the children their air-rifles, he would not teach them how to shoot; their Uncle Jack had to instruct them in the "rudiments" of shooting: he said, "Atticus wasn't interested in guns." I believe this scene shows that Atticus is a modest man. If he taught the children how to shoot, they would know that, "Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in Maycomb County at that time," which would mean that the children would boast and brag about him at school, when he, himself does not. Despite Atticus' achievements, his career and his education, he never looks down on others, never assumes anyone is inferior to himself. When Walter Cunningham comes to lunch, Scout is arrogant enough to declare, "He ain't company... he's just a Cunningham," but Atticus converses with Walter as though they are equals: "they talked together like two men," Scout reports in amazement.
             Atticus goes on to tell the children that, "I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This means that it is wrong to kill something that can't defend itself and does only do good things.
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