An outcast: someone who has been rejected by society or otherwise condemned to a sense of abnormality. Behind the negative light that society may paint on people who fit this archetype lies a shadow of overlooked intentions. While some outcasts may be looked down upon due to an impairment, others are often in possession of an advantage that sets them apart from the norms; it’s a commonality among heroes to be outcasts at some point in their story. To put that into perspective, rather than being rejected by a friend group, imagine being rejected by a town or a city that has praised you religiously. Just looking at some of our favorite movies alone, we can find numerous examples of outcasts. Spider-Man, for example, serves as a great reminder …show more content…
Many had gone as far as to call him names and chastise his family. Regardless, Atticus heroically held true to his beliefs, but with this came some atrocious consequences. It seemed that no matter where Atticus or his family showed their faces in Maycomb, Alabama, they could never escape the repercussions of Atticus’s actions. While Scout and Jem, Atticus’s children, were making their way into town, their not-so-friendly neighbor, Mrs. Dubose, took notice of this and jumped into interrogations. Mrs. Dubose, like many of the other people in Maycomb, was not fond of Atticus’s standing on black people. While many of the community members limit their disapproval to occasional snarky comments, Mrs. Dubose didn’t hesitate to barbarically bash Atticus on his young children. She begins, “‘Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for []!’ Jem stiffened. Mrs. Dubose’s shot had gone home and she knew it: ‘Yes indeed, what has this world come to when a Finch goes against his raising? I’ll tell you!’ She put her hand in her mouth. When she drew it away, it trailed a long silver thread of