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The knothole comes to exemplify friendship. However, when
Nathan Radley learns what Boo has been doing, he cements
the knothole as a form of isolating himself from the outside
world.
Tim Jhonson, a dog well known in Maycomb becomes rabid, and
a danger to the community. His disease is a symbol of racism in the town.
Just as Sheriff Tate refuses to serve justice for Tom Robinson before the
trial, he also refuses to shoot the dog and relies on Atticus to do the task
for him. The community expects Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, as
nobody else is up to fulfill the task. The writer has expressed simple
things like the knothole, mockingbird, rabid dog, etc. to have double
meanings and to represent a deeper meaning. The understanding and
knowledge of the reader should be vast to truly absorb the hidden
meaning from the book. The author has enriched the novel with
distinguished vocabulary throughout and I strongly believe students
above the age of thirteen should construct this story to gain a greater
understanding on the way the world works, equality, freedom, and
behavior towards others.
Ashvy Ana Subedi
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