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Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is referring to racism and prejudice in the town of Maycomb. "Maycomb disease" is a metaphor for the deeply ingrained racism and social injustice that permeates the community, causing ignorance and intolerance to spread like an illness.
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What is Atticus's relationship to the rest of Maycomb in To Kill A Mockingbird?
Atticus is a lawyer to the town of Maycomb County.
Where does Atticus live?
maycomb Alabama
Where did Atticus grow up?
Atticus Finch grew up in Maycomb, Alabama.
What is maycombs usual disease that Atticus hopes that scout and Jem will not contract?
Atticus hopes to prevent Jem and Scout from catching the disease by living out the ideals of a non-racist way of life. In addition, he tells them that he'll answer any questions they have so that they don't hear things from the town. He also explains to them how unfair the disease is.
Where did Atticus Finch practice law?
Atticus Finch practiced law in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
When jem asks Atticus if the men who came to the house were a gang what is Atticus's response?
Atticus responds by saying that they were not a gang, but rather a group of his friends who wanted to ensure the safety of his family.
Where was Atticus born?
Finch's Landing. 20 miles away from Maycomb
Who said I just hope jem and scout can go through it without catching Maycomb's usual disease?
Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" said this line. He is expressing his concern for his children, Jem and Scout, as they navigate the challenges and prejudices of their town, Maycomb. He hopes that they can maintain their innocence and integrity despite the negative influences around them.
What is said to be maycomb's usual dises?
Maycomb's usual disease is racism. The kids don't know yet weather to be racist or not, and they don't really understand it either. Atticus is trying to raise them against the usual "disease" of the county so they can grow up better people.
How does Atticus feel about maycomb after the trial?
I don't think this is the right question becacause the jury that made the decision was not from Maycomb. They were from Old Sarum. But I believe that Atticus was glad because the jury took al ong time to come to a decision on the final saying of the trial. He thinks that Maycomb is going to change, but is going to take sometime. Atticus thinks that people just don't understand things. He thinks that Maycomb people judge too quickly.
Where do the children find atticus after he take the car one evening?
The children find Atticus at the county jail, where he is guarding Tom Robinson, who has been accused of assaulting Mayella Ewell. Atticus is there to protect Tom from a potential lynching by a mob.
What do you learn in chapter about maycomb Atticus finch and his family?
You learn that atticus was not such a bad person also he was a humerous person an his family was weird...
