Atticus Representing Tom Quotes

I've often thought about how people love Atticus, but it was different with Will. Atticus had a presence that was otherworldly, beyond all of us. But something about Will spoke to each and every one of us. He knew heartbreak, hopelessness, disappointment, pain, betrayal, and abandonment- the experiences we recognize in the lines of our own faces when we look in the mirror each day. We an all relate to the emptiness of going without love, understanding, compassion, or empathy. We know what it is like to be lonely or without a friend, whether for a day or a year. Atticus had never known a day without love. He was consistently self-assured, confident, with a knowingness about the world. There was no reason for him to feel any other way. No, most of us have no clue what it's like to live as Atticus lived- for his entire life. Atticus represents an ideal, a possibly unattainable hope. Will is us, with all our fears, scars and possibilities.