One of my favorite moments in “To Kill a Mockingbird” is when Atticus puts down the rabid dog with a single shot from a rifle at range. His son, who has apparently always felt his dad was just not “manly” enough, learns in this moment what a true gentleman is. It is NOT that his father is a dead shot that impresses him. It’s that his father feels no need to show it off. It shows him that being a man isn’t about being a loudmouth with a big gun.