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To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus
Harper Lee�s To Kill a Mockingbird is a story set in the 1930�s set in Maycomb, Alabama about a white man, Atticus Finch, who defends a falsely accused black man. Atticus has two young children, Scout and Jem, Scout being the youngest. In this story Atticus is characterized as a good parent, he proves this in many ways.
The first example that shows Atticus�s parenting skills is when he allows Scout to wear overalls despite Aunt Alexandria�s suggestions to encourage her to wear dresses to become more "lady like". In this case you can see that Atticus understands his children and....
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