What are some passages that show how Atticus is kind in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?

Examples of Atticus's kindness can be seen all throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Anytime he puts his own perspective aside by going out of his way to see things from others' point of view, Atticus is being kind, because to be kind is to be considerate.Atticus first preaches his philosophy about seeing things from others' perspectives when Scout feels miserable after her first day of school. Scout got into trouble that...

Examples of Atticus's kindness can be seen all throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Anytime he puts his own perspective aside by going out of his way to see things from others' point of view, Atticus is being kind, because to be kind is to be considerate.

Atticus first preaches his philosophy about seeing things from others' perspectives when Scout feels miserable after her first day of school. Scout got into trouble that day for making her teacher, Miss Caroline, see her as a smart aleck by already knowing how to read and by trying to explain to her the ways of the Cunningham family. While Atticus sympathizes with Scout, he explains that Scout would have responded to Miss Caroline differently that day had she put herself in Miss Caroline's shoes and not expected her to know "all of Maycomb's ways" (Ch. 3). Atticus explains his philosophy to Scout in the following passage:

"First of all, ... if you learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view— ... —until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (Ch. 3)

Beyond showing kindness by being able to sympathize with Scout while also seeing things from Miss Caroline's perspective, Atticus further shows kindness to Scout by working out a compromise with her. Scout hates the idea of going back to school because Miss Caroline has told Scout to stop reading with her father. Atticus promises that if Scout "concede[s] the necessity of going to school, then [they'll] go on reading every night, just as [they] always have" (Ch. 3). Atticus's ability to see just how much Scout hates the idea of giving up reading with her father and to work out a compromise with her is another example of Atticus being able to acting kindly.