Character Analysis: To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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In Class Essay Throughout our daily lives, we learn new things our parents, but sometimes we learn extraordinary things about what they do for us and the people around us. They’ve learned from their parents and are now passing their knowledge to their future generation. A great example is the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, where Scout and Jem’s father, Atticus shock them with what he does for the little town of Maycomb County. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee in Chapter 10 Scout and Jem are shocked by their dad’s actions. It all started on a bright sunny morning when Jem and Scout decided to explore with Jem’s new air-rifle when they stumbled over a dog in the distance past the Radley’s house. Jem yelled Calpurnia’s

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