Who is Atticus Finch?

Do you know?  I didn't until recently.  He's one of the characters in the book "To Kill A Mockingbird."

I just finished reading it.  Since then, I've heard the name Atticus Finch mentioned twice in a way that seemed to assume everyone knows who he is.

For example, "He's my Atticus Finch."

and

"It was a real Atticus Finch moment."

Well, I loved the book, loved Atticus Finch, and now am trying to find out how to rent the movie.  (I've heard of Netflix, but have no idea what it's all about.  Is that how I should go about finding an old movie?)

I think I'm a sucker for stories that have a subtle storyline, but follows the everyday life of it's characters, making that the main draw.  It's like this in a few of my favorite movies.... like Steel Magnolias and Driving Miss Daisy.

Weeks ago I started reading "The Hunger Games" on Mary's Kindle.  I'm only 10% done. How do I know?  It tells me so in the lower right hand corner.  I'm a slow reader and this just reminds me of that fact each time I turn tap the page. It's kind of annoying.  That's why I started reading To Kill A Mockingbird, in all it's page-turning, free-and-from-the-library glory.

Can you tell Bill is out of town?  That is when my most non-sensical posts come out.  It's as if my blogger dashboard is the only one who will listen to me.