"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. "The Wisdom of a Father" describes the important lessons Atticus taught to his children.

In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a lawyer with two young children, Jem and Scout. Scout loves to fight and hates when people try to make her act more like a girl. Jem, her older brother, plays football and begins to struggle with growing up, not wanting to spend much time with his little sister. The children's mother dies when they're young, so Atticus, although busy with …

…the town and from their family about his defending African-Americans. Atticus shows the children self-control by his actions the night that the Cunninghams come and threaten Tom Robinson. Finally, he teaches them self-control by his commands to both Scout and Jem that they have to stay controlled when they feel angry and want to fight. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches many important lessons not only for Scout and Jem, but for the reader as well.