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Atticus Is An Everyday Hero

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Everyday Hero A everyday hero is not a Marvel superhero like Spider-Man or Thor it is a real life hero, which is a person that radiates moral responsibility, principals, and courage. Atticus from Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird is one of America's best literary everyday heroes. Here is why Atticus is a everyday hero and a model citizen for Maycomb county and for America. The first reason is Atticus has good moral standards. Unlike everyone else in Maycomb county he is not racist. He believes in equal rights for every man and woman. He not only is not racist but also does not believe in violence unless it is utterly needed and there is no other way around it. The only time you see Atticus doing anything violent is when he

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