Why do you think Atticus never let on he was an expert marksman?
Atticus was a very sharp shooter, his nickname was One-shot when he was a kid. He did not tell his kids of his marksmanship gifts. The reason that he didn’t inform Jem and Scout about his gift was because he wasn’t proud of it. Like Miss Maudie said “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.” Atticus wasn’t proud of being an extremely gifted shooter because he came to realize that, “Marksmanship’s a gift of God, a talent... he put his gun down when he realized that that God has given him an unfair advantage over most living things.” He only would use his talent when it was needed, and it was needed the day the mad dog came around.
R Vander Meulen
I agree with what Riley said. He was the greatest shooter there was back when he was a kid. he used to be proud of it and show it off but he came around to realize that it was a talent and he needed to only use it at times when it had to be done like when that mad dog had to be taken down. We need to learn from what he did and only use our advanteges when they are being used to serve and when something inportant really needs to be done.
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