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Examples Of Punishment In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Punishing someone without knowing why they did what they did is unjust and unfair to the person that is receiving the punishment; however, if the punisher learns why the person did what they did, the person being punished might be exonerated of the punishment. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, the main character, is arguing with her cousin, Francis. Francis had been calling Scout's father Atticus names, which had greatly upset Scout. Eventually, she had enough of Francis and ended up attacking him. This caused Fransis to get upset and tell Uncle Jack about Scout hitting him. Uncle Jack immediately went to punish Scout for her actions by hitting her but never gave Scout a chance to explain why she had hit Francis. In this scene, Uncle Jack unfairly
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