Atticus is the only significant character in To kill a Mockingbird. Do you agree?
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... Atticus is the only significant character in To kill a Mockingbird. Do you agree? To kill a mockingbird is a novel set in the 1930's in Maycomb, a small town in Alabama in the USA. It is written by Harper Lee. By significant character I'm saying an important role that plays a big part in binding the story together and holding the plot on the right track. The novel includes a number of significant characters of which Atticus is one of the most significant. However there are others including Jem, Atticus's son and Scout, Atticus's daughter, the narrator of the story who also play significant roles. Atticus Finch, Scout and Jem's father, a lawyer in Maycomb came from an old local family. A widower with a dry sense of humour, Atticus has passed on to his children his strong sense of morality and justice. He is one of the few














