Human Nature In To Kill A Mockingbird And Night

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The worst parts of human nature are demonstrated throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the memoir, Night. Throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the worst parts of human nature is demonstrated. The lynch mob had gone to the jailhouse to punish Tom Robinson themselve. One member of the mob stated, “You know what we want. Get aside from the door, Mr.Finch” (Lee 202). They had wanted to kill Tom Robinson because they found him guilty of raping Mayella Ewell based on the colour of his skin. Also, Body 1: The worst parts of human nature are demonstrated throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the memoir, Night. Throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the worst parts of human nature is demonstrated. The lynch mob had

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