(soil cultivation), the practice of working the soil to raise its fertility and to bring about better conditions for plant growth. Tillage breaks the topsoil up into loose, small clumps and improves the water, air, and thermal regimes of the soil. Microbiological processes are activated in the soil, and the fields are cleared of weeds, pests, and disease pathogens. During tillage, fertilizer is applied to the soil.
Character Analysis Atticus Finch. Atticus represents morality and reason in To Kill a Mockingbird. As a character, Atticus is even-handed throughout the story. He is one of the very few characters who never has to rethink his position on an issue. His parenting style is quite unique in that he treats his children as adults, honestly answering any question they have.
New Characters. Atticus Finch: a Southern lawyer and the father of Scout and Jem. Scout: the six-year-old daugher of Atticus and the innocent narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird. Dill: a six-year-old summer visitor to Maycomb and a friend of both Scout and Jem.The Radley Family: Mr. and Mrs. Radley and their sons, Arthur and Nathan, who are the antagonists for the first 11 chapters of the novel.or a novel that deals with human tragedy and the loss of innocence, To Kill a Mockingbird is remarkably humorous. Until the tone shifts in Part II and grows increasingly more serious, itâs hard to open the book to a page without a passage or an anecdote that evokes amusement or a laugh-out-loud response.