Parental Influence In To Kill Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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I believe that parents are a very big influence on their child’s values, beliefs, and morals, but by no means, are they the only influence on their children. Other family, friends, the media, teachers and coaches have a big influence as well. Anything thing or person that can target a child can be an influence on them.
Parental influence is a large part of any child’s life. A child needs a figure in their life to guide them along and follow. I also think a child simply needs the kind of love that only a parent can give. This allows for the child to feel loved and wanted. In To Kill Mockingbird Atticus helps to form the way his children think, especially about African Americans. He tells them that people are people no matter the color of their

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