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** It was a common reality in the time and place of the story. Collin Wilcox Paxton stated in ''Fearful Symmetry'' that she deliberately played Mayella this way. She revealed that girls like Mayella were common in rural North Carolina where she grew up, and it was taken for granted that they were molested, usually by a father or uncle. |
** It was a common reality in the time and place of the story. Collin Wilcox Paxton stated in ''Fearful Symmetry'' that she deliberately played Mayella this way. She revealed that girls like Mayella were common in rural North Carolina where she grew up, and it was taken for granted that they were molested, usually by a father or uncle. |
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* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: In-universe, Boo Radley to the children. |
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: In-universe, Boo Radley to the children. |
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* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]/[[Write Who You Know]]: Scout and her family are based on Lee and her own family. "Dill" Harris is based on Harper Lee's childhood friend [[Truman Capote]]. More details and examples can be found in the book's [[wikipedia:To_Kill_a_Mockingbird#Autobiographical_elements|Wikipedia article]]. |
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* [[Nostalgic Narrator]]: The story is narrated by the adult Scout. |
* [[Nostalgic Narrator]]: The story is narrated by the adult Scout. |
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* [[Not Evil, Just Misunderstood]]: {{spoiler|Boo Radley.}} |
* [[Not Evil, Just Misunderstood]]: {{spoiler|Boo Radley.}} |
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