To Kill A Mockingbird Hero's Journey

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Where once sparkling life and happiness flourished, only underlying traces of darkness and hints of sadness could be found. Gone were the vibrant cries and laughter of children, now replaced with empty swings and eerie silence. Life seemed empty, meaningless, and void; is life really worth living? Waking up with the same misery, working with the same hollowness, wandering with the same lostness; pleasures and passions vanished along with the souls of the people of Maycomb County. Blossoms of sorrow and melancholy intoxicated the town to its present situation. The war torn apart Maycomb with destructive force. Imaginary gaping fissures in the earth widen, swallowing those who were unable to endure the destruction. Those who have survived

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