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To Kill A Mockingbird Themes

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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is about a young girl named Scout and her brother, Jem, and the challenges they face in Alabama in the 1930s. Scout, Jem, and many other characters in this book learn more about the town and the people, including themselves. There are many themes that the author develops throughout the story. Some of these themes include love, sacrifice, prejudice, and fairness. Atticus illustrates the theme of courage in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird by defending Tom Robinson, and shooting the mad dog in the street. One way Harper Lee develops the theme of courage was through Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem, and a lawyer in Maycomb County. When Scout came home from school one day asking if Atticus was

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