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In society, many people tend to reject those who are different. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents a number of situations that reveal the effects of intolerance on other people's lives. The characters in the novel who were treated with a lack of intolerance were Boo Radley, Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson. By observing the effects of intolerance on people's lives, the children gain sympathy, respect and understanding for its victims.



The children gain sympathy for Boo Radley when they observe how others reject him. Ever since his teenage years, Boo had been a prisoner in his own home because his father kept him locked up as a form of punishment. As a result of his isolationism, Boo gained the reputation of Maycomb's mysterious man. Town folk have created rumours about Boo for a source of gossip. Miss Stephanie, known as the "neighbourhood scold", told the children that "Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his......

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