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An Analysis Of Atticus Finch In 'To Kill A Mockingbird' By Harper Lee

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One in every 234,068 Americans is named “courage.” Perhaps in hope of having an abundant amount of courage. However, many people that deserve the attribute of courage, fall short when it comes to examples of the meaning of the word courage itself. Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee strives to remind us that courage is also "knowing you 're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." Sadly, in Atticus’s world of judging a man by the color of his skin rather than the morals he holds, Atticus is overlooked by many, even his own children. Representing a black man in Southern Alabama accused of rape and raising two

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