To Kill a Mockingbird

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   Jem is conflicted in the the later chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird.  He is angry and confused due to the racial segregation that is prevalent in the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird which takes place in rural Alabama during the Great Depression.  Amidst this backdrop Jem's father Atticus decides to defend an innocent black man who is accused of raping a white woman.  The rest of the town automatically assumes the guilt of the black man, and Atticus is labeled a nigger lover.  Jem is angry and confused because of this.  The best advice for Jem would be to listen to his heart and to trust his father. 

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   Posted by girlontrails on Wednesday October 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM
   
   

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