Atticus exhibits little change throughout the entire novel. In fact, it is his stalwart and staunch belief in the equality of all men that propel him into the middle of the 'hornet's nest' of racism that exists in Maycomb. He does come to view his children in a different light, and his eyes are opened to his neighbors as never before, but other than that, he does not undergo as dramatic a change as, say, Jem or Scout do.