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Monster Essays - To Kill A Mocking Bird 2
To kill a mocking bird
"I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want,
if you can hit'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."(96).
The above words are what Atticus Finch tells his children after they are given air-rifles for Christmas. In fact, the
title of the classic novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, was taken from this passage. At first glance, one
may wonder why Harper Lee decided to name her book after what seems to be a rather insignificant excerpt.
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