'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a novel written in the 1960s, but Harper Lee decided to set it in the Depression era of the 1930s in a small town in Alabama. Lee provided his readers with historical context for the affairs of that time and in doing so exposed the deeply rooted history of civil rights in South America. Like the main characters in this novel, Lee grew up in Alabama; this made it easier for her to relate to the characters in the novel as she would understand what they would be experiencing during the time when racism, discrimination, and inequality were on the rise within American society. Even though this novel is set in During the depression era, Scout goes through moments in her life where she learns moral lessons through the education taught by Atticus, this results in a display of empathy and Scout also learns to fight with her head rather than with your fist. However, as she faces hardships and goes through difficult times, as her father defends Tom Robinson (who is a black man accused of raping Mayella Ewell), she is forced to grow up and enter the adult world. In this case, Scout finds herself helping Atticus and this increases the relationship between father and daughter as Scout sees her father as a good role model. Even though Atticus is not seen as a normal father, he is still seen as a role model by his children, this implies that he must have done something right to gain approval. In comparison to Mr. Ewell, Atticus is seen as a role model since he does not smoke or drink. These bad habits that Atticus abstained from impacted the way his children were raised. Unlike Bob, Atticus takes care of his children and tries to help the......means of paper......but to come to his senses...This proves something: that a band of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they are still human. Hmp, maybe we need a police force of kids." (Page 173) As Scout saves her father from the mob, the relationship between the two characters grows, but the relationship is also shown as complicated as Scout remembers a lesson her father she taught her in the strangest of situations, in "To Kill a Mockingbird" the relationship between Scout and Atticus is presented with many flaws as it is complicated but understandable of Atticus' job has, the amount of maturity and knowledge that Scout has gained, and the things that Scout has experienced in her childhood all have an impact on the relationship between father and daughter.