Tim Johnson represents racism. (Ex: His name is very similar to Tom Robinson, he is brown and white, etc)
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Atticus shooting Tim Johnson symbolizes him "killing" racism, or destroying it.
Atticus shot Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, by taking careful aim from a distance and hitting him with a single shot. He displayed his expert marksmanship skills, which surprised the townspeople who didn't know about his sharpshooting abilities.
It symbolizes the South being diseased with racism. Atticus shows that there is someone trying to stop it.
Because he basically didn't like him?
With a rifle in one shot.
Because he has rabies
It was his fathers gun
He was the dog. The kids learned that Atticus could shoot.
Because he has rabies
Tim Johnson is a rabid dog who wanders the streets of Maycomb in "To Kill a Mockingbird." Atticus gets involved when he is called upon to shoot the dog because he is known as the best shot in town. Despite his reluctance, he takes the responsibility and shoots Tim Johnson to protect the community from the rabid animal.
He shot Tim Johnson, the pet of Maycomb. Tim Johnson is a liver-colored bird dog. Atticus shot him because Tom was acting weirdly and was in the stage of terrorizing the neighborhood and Atticus brought him down with a bullet. (:
Heck Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb, asked Atticus Finch to shoot Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, because he believed Atticus was the best shot in town. Atticus reluctantly agrees and demonstrates his excellent marksmanship by taking down the rabid dog with a single shot.
In Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," Atticus Finch shoots and kills Tim Johnson, who is a rabid dog. Tim Johnson is not Harry Johnson's dog; rather, he is a dog in the community that becomes infected with rabies. Atticus shoots Tim Johnson to protect the town from the threat of rabies spreading.
Tim Johnson is a fictional character in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." He is a rabid dog. The problem with him is that he's infected with the rabies virus, causing him to exhibit aggressive and dangerous behavior.
Tate asks Atticus to shoot the mad dog, Tim Johnson, as he feels he might miss due to not having practiced shooting for years and also not wanting to raise any suspicions about his own marksmanship.
Atticus Finch shoots Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches. Although Jem believes that Mrs. Dubose is a thoroughly bad woman, Atticus admires her for the courage with which she battles her morphine addiction.
Heck Tate wants Atticus to shoot the dog because he knows that Atticus is the best shooter in Maycomb and he wants the dog to be put down before it harms anyone. Heck Tate knows that Atticus is the most skilled marksman and can take down the dog with one shot to prevent any danger to the community.
Jem is shocked and impressed by his father's marksmanship skills when Atticus shoots Tim Johnson. He also gains a deeper respect for his father's abilities and courage.