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To Kill A Mockingbird Perry Smith Character Analysis

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Perry Smith is a thief on parole from the Kansas City Penitentiary. He wishes to escape from his troubled life yet lies about killing a man just to impress somebody. Perry had a rough life growing up and it didn’t help that his parent’s weren’t good people. All of his siblings committed suicide except his sister but they never kept in touch because she was terrified of him. The only person Perry had (except his friend who was still in prison) was Dick who was also a convict. Dick encourages Perry to drive with him from Olathe all the way to Holcomb to kill Mr.Clutter and his family because their the second richest family in Holcomb. After the killing they plan on moving to Mexico and living life to the fullest with the money they have.
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