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Examples Of Human Right In To Kill A Mockingbird

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What is the most basic human right? This human right is evident throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. It is the right to be treated fairly. This is taught to us mainly by Atticus. After the children are poking fun at the “poor or weird” people, Atticus teaches them and us why it is wrong.The main theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is to treat everybody fairly and give them an equal opportunity.

Every person has the right to be treated fairly in this world. This theme is taught to us by the main adult characters, like Atticus and Calpurnia. Calpurnia tells Scout and the reader, ‘“There’s some folks who don’t eat like us,” she whispered fiercely, “but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t. That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he

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