Session 5 - Passage Master

“‘Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’” P.90

Atticus says this to his children to emphasize the fact that hurting someone or something that has done nothing wrong is a sin. I believe that Atticus is really talking about his trial with Tom Robinson. Atticus knows Tom Robinson is innocent and it would be wrong to put him in jail for a crime he did not commit.

“‘Real courage is . . . when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what’” P.112

Atticus is trying to teach his children an important life lesson when he says this. He is trying to show his children that even though there is no way that you can succeed you still have to try and persevere and keep trying. You must get through that tough time at any cost.

-Matthew