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- Scout begins to run a comb’s teeth along the edge of her dresser, but Atticus sharply tells her to stop. She begins to cry and buries her head in Atticus’s stomach. She feels that this isn’t her real Atticus and asks if all of this “behavin’ an’ stuff” is going to make things different.
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By the end of the novel, Jem, in particular, is fiercely devoted to Atticus (Scout, still a little girl, loves him uncritically). Though his children’s attitude toward him evolves, Atticus is characterized throughout the book by his absolute consistency.
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