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    The document summarizes Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. It discusses how the story follows two children, Scout and Jem, and their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer defending a black man named Tom Robinson in court. While some white townspeople disapprove of Atticus defending a black man, the document argues that Atticus is the bravest character as he remains committed to defending Tom Robinson and pursuing justice for him, despite facing threats and disapproval from others in the racist southern town.

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    The document summarizes Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. It discusses how the story follows two children, Scout and Jem, and their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer defending a black man named Tom Robinson in court. While some white townspeople disapprove of Atticus defending a black man, the document argues that Atticus is the bravest character as he remains committed to defending Tom Robinson and pursuing justice for him, despite facing threats and disapproval from others in the racist southern town.

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    The document summarizes Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. It discusses how the story follows two children, Scout and Jem, and their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer defending a black man named Tom Robinson in court. While some white townspeople disapprove of Atticus defending a black man, the document argues that Atticus is the bravest character as he remains committed to defending Tom Robinson and pursuing justice for him, despite facing threats and disapproval from others in the racist southern town.

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    DeannaColon

    English
    Period2

    TKAM Essay

    HarperLees
    To Kill A Mockingbird
    isanovelaboutasmalltraditional
    southerntownduringthe1930s.Thestorytalksaboutthelivesoftwolittle
    kidsscout,andjem,andhowtheydealtwiththeretownMaycombandthe
    racialcommunityandlaws.AtticusplaystheroleofJemandScoutsfather
    andthelawyerforTomRobinson.Heisamanthatsticksupfortheblacks
    andgetshatedbythewhitesforthateventhoughheiswhite.WhenIthink
    ofthetermbraveryIthinkofsomeonewhowillstandupforanythingno
    matterwhatconsequencefollowswithit.Thebravestcharacterin
    To Kill A
    Mockingbird
    isAtticus.
    Thebravestcharacterin
    To kill a Mockingbird
    isAtticus.Atticusproves

    himselfasthebravestcharacterbestandingupforTomRobinsoninthe
    trial.InthetextitstatesAtticusassuredusthatnothingwouldhappento
    TomRobinsonuntilthehighercourtreviewedhiscase,andthatTomhada
    goodchanceofgoingfree,oratleastofhavinganewtrial(p.219).This
    evidenceshowsthatAtticusisnotgivinguponTomRobinson,andhehas
    hopethattheywillgivehimasecondchance.Inthestorythisshowsthat
    Atticusisthebravestcharacterbecauseafterallthewhitepeoplego
    againsthimforstandingupforablackman,hestillremainedtostandup
    forTomRobinsonevenwhenpeoplearethreateninghim.Andhedidn't
    giveup,hewantedtokeepgoinguntilTomhadjustice.

    WhilesomemaysaythatAtticusisthebravestcharacter,othersdisagree
    andsayheisnotbrave.InthetextitstatesLemmetellyousomethinnow,
    Billy,athirdsaid,youknowthecourtappointedhimtodefendthis
    nword,yeah,butAtticusaimstodefendhim.That'swhatIdon'tlike
    aboutit.ThisevidenceshowsthewhitepeoplearenotokaywithAtticus

    helpingablackman.InthestoryAtticusgetslookeddownbythewhite
    peoplebuttheblackpeopleshowhimrespectforwhatheisdoingforTom
    Robinson.Nevertheless,Atticusisthebravestcharacterin
    To Kill A
    Mockingbird
    becausehestoodupforablackmananddoesn'tletwhatthe
    thewhitepeoplesaystophimfromdoinghisjob.

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