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To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

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An epic quest, an amazing journey, a great evil against the hero, these are things used in books for centuries and the thought of these being in this world today is very hard to imagine. The possibility of a danger beyond our normal lives just does not seem possible, but it is. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character, a little six-year-old named Scout, has to come to learn about this great evil and how she should run the other way on her quest. In fact, for anyone to run away from the great evil in this world they need a savior, and in order for someone to realize their need for a savior, one must realize that there is great evil and great good in this world and that these two coexist on earth whilst affecting our quests at every turn. …show more content…

Scout, trying to be helpful, tries to explain the system Maycomb has going on, she does not want any of it. Scout really does not why at first; it takes Atticus explaining it to her for her to understand that the teacher was stressed. It was her first day and the kids were treating her like badly and she was going to get one-upped by a first grader. By this, Scout learns that people get really stressed and do not need or want to hear it. That is what her teacher was; she was stressed and did not want to hear any of what she had to say, even if she was trying to be

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