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Appearance Vs Reality In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Throughout the novel, Lee used numerous events to convey many of the morals that her characters portray. Appearance verses reality is represented when Boo Radley, who had a negative persona, turned out to be a hero. In addition, Dolphus Raymond, pretends to be drunk so that people will not judge him for being attracted to black girls. Loss of innocence is portrayed when Scout gets reprimanded for being able to read and Jem witnesses the conviction of the innocent, Tom Robinson. Scout and Jem soon learn that in the real world, not everyone is just. Fear is depicted when the town makes up rumors about Boo Radley becase what really happened to him is unknown. Additionally, fear is shown when the whites believe that all the black men will go raping
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