Being a single father in Maycomb is a difficult position to be in. In this book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, both Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell are single fathers left with their children in need of love and learning good manners as well as knowing how to treat others in society. Atticus Finch is a lawyer raising two young children and believes in equal justice for all people, regardless of their race. On the other hand, Bob Ewell is an unemployed man who collects welfare and believes in racial segregation while raising eight children. In the way they raise their children, Atticus loves and cares for his children, educates them and teaches them good manners, while Bob does exactly the opposite. Both fathers have different and similar ways of raising their children, however Atticus Finch is a better father than Bob Ewell. As a parent, having love for children is one of the most important things a child can have. Atticus is very good at this as he teaches Scout to read at an early age and continues to help her practice by reading the newspaper with her every night. As he says, "But I have a feeling that if you tell Miss Caroline we read every night, she'll look for me, and I wouldn't want her to follow me" (Lee, 32). For Atticus this costs time and as a busy lawyer, time is very precious to him, but because of the level of love here, you can see that Atticus has a deep affection for his children. Instead, Bob does exactly the opposite and beats and rapes his teenage daughter, Mayella Ewell. This shows that Bob is not very loving towards his children. By reflecting on what Atticus does for his children, he shows that he cares deeply about his children's future and, in turn, shows that he loves them. Another yes... middle of paper... cistus, especially for black people. Through the ways and teachings of both parents, Atticus Finch's love and wisdom seems to be more effective on children than that of Bob Ewell. Atticus loves his children by providing them so much and taking care of them by educating and teaching good manners, to improve the future of his children. But Bob does exactly the opposite, abuses his daughter, does not make anything available to his children, and even uses money for harmful things instead of decreasing their poverty. He also doesn't teach them manners because he doesn't have any to begin with. In conclusion, Atticus Finch is a better father due to the sympathy and knowledge he offers his children, rather than that of the evil and hostile Bob Ewell who does not even attempt to cooperate with his children..