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The One Place that a Man Ought to get a Square Deal (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2013 OP
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In case you have never read the book. Do not take the quote out of context. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #2
The part you are referring to was not highlighted in the image. Tx4obama Jul 2013 #3

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sheshe2

(83,859 posts)
2. In case you have never read the book. Do not take the quote out of context.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 12:02 AM
Jul 2013
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism."

As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in English-speaking countries with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. Despite its themes, To Kill a Mockingbird has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often challenged for its use of racial epithets.

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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
3. The part you are referring to was not highlighted in the image.
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 12:05 AM
Jul 2013

And NO ONE implied Trayvon is ignorant.

I recommend reading the book and watching the film - both are great.



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