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Atticus Influence On To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee we see characters like Atticus and Tom Robinson which inspire us while characters like Ms. Stephanie and Bob Ewell provoke the community they live in. The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” took place in town called Maycomb in the 1930’s. The novel was published in the 1960’s during the civil rights movement. It shows us how some people have to work for what they get twice as much. Atticus is a lawyer and the father of Jean Louis also nicknamed Scout and Jem. He is risk taker and stands up for what he believes in. When Atticus is given a case of a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused of rape, he knows that there isn 't any chance of him winning the case. “ "It couldn’t be worse, Jack.

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