1. Social Barriers in To Kill a Mockingbird
... correct (Lee 92, 105). He believed if he didn't put his best effort into the trial, he "couldn't hold up [his] head in town" (Lee 78). This shows how people misinterpret Atticus's kindness and strong morality for some atrocious crime and label him a derogatory term. Scout and Jem also receive a hard time because "people having a hard time understanding ... [mockingbirds] by hunters and children" (Lee 244). Like a mockingbird, he radiated innocence and purity and did not do anything to hurt anyone. Yet, he was accused, beaten down and killed solely due to the racial prejudice in Maycomb....
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