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“Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” ~Atticus Finch. Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird? Well mockingbirds are innocent and do nothing except sing happy little songs for us to enjoy. Tis why it's a sin to kill one and it's innocence. In the novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Tom Robinson is accused of raping a little white girl. He is clearly innocent but is still found guilty. Tom Robinson was walking by the Ewells house and Mayella asked him if he could help her chop up a wardrobe “Ill pay your a nickel” She said. Later on she asked if he could fixed her door but upon examination Tom said nothing was wrong with it. Then she asked him to lift a box down from a dresser. Tom climbed on a chair and Mayella grabbed his legs. She then hugged

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