Atticus Finch Dialectical Journal

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Saturday afternoon, a mad dog was found wandering down Azalea Street and was shot by Atticus Finch A huge pounding noise on the Radley House door disrupted the whole neighborhood. Calpurnia Jones pounded on the door trying to alert others that there was a mad dog on the loose. Tim Johnson has escaped from Harry Johnson's home and wandered into town. It was then that Mr. Tate had contacted Atticus Finch and asked him to put the dog to rest. Mr. Tate threw a rifle at Finch and sooner than later, Tim Johnson was lying on the ground unconscious. Spectators like Jem and Jean Finch watch their father put the creature down.
Atticus Finch was shocked when Mr. Tate handed him the rifle and asked him to shoot, but he did anyways. “I was happy to help

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