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At the end of Chapter 30, Scout answers Atticus' question by saying, "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?” Why is this comparison used at this point, and to whom could it be
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At the end of Chapter 30, Scout answers Atticus' question

by saying, "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a
mockingbird, wouldn't it?” Why is this comparison used
at this point, and to whom could it be referring?

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Scout has heard her father use this phrase before and has come to learn it refers to innocent people who should not be harmed. Scout uses this phrase herself when arguing that Boo should not be jailed for Bob Ewell's death, since Boo was only trying to save Scout and Jem.
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