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Tolerance/Intolerance In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there was tolerance and intolerance from the people of Maycomb County towards different races. Harper Lee shows us the type of intolerance in the novel. She also shows us signs of hope in the plot and characterization. There were types of intolerance in the novel that were clearly stated. For an example, there was intolerance between the white and black people. The main quarrel that …

…loved Calpurnia and no matter what they would never fire her. She was there to stay, and nothing would change that. In conclusion, there were many cases of intolerance in Harper Lee’s novel. In addition, there was hope in the characterization of the novel. Even though it seemed as though the people stay the same throughout the whole novel, some of them changed. Change needed to happen in more of the cases of intolerance.