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Atticus Finch Was Never Going to Save Us
Atticus Finch is a complex and deeply flawed character. Countless reviewers reached this conclusion upon the release of Harper Lee’s prequel to To Kill a Mockingbird. Mockingbird presented an “idealized” Atticus but Lee’s first manuscript reveals him to have uncomfortable faults. So, there is debate. Atticus is a great character for these times because we’re …[ read more ]