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Journal1- I find this article of no revelence at all. Even though I do now realize these trends, it doesn't affect my point of view at all. Whether or not Harper Lee tried this or not I do not know. I don't understand how someone would notice such patterns. I mean right, right, left, left... Alright, sure. The person who wrote this article must've read this story about five thousand times to notice this pattern. I'm still trying to figure out whether this was just a strange coincidence or an amazing creation by Harper Lee. Interesting if it was intentional, just a pointless discovery if coincidence.

Journal 2- Atticus Article- I don't understand why someone would write an article saying Atticus is not a hero. It is pretty clearly shown in Lee's writing that she wanted Atticus to be portrayed as a hero. I mean after all he stood up for what he believed in, even though it was against the majorities belief. Atticus was a symbol of what people today fail to be. Different... In the world that we live in now, everything revolves around fitting in; same clothes brand, same likes, same hair styles, same everything. I cannot say I am any different than this but what I do know is most kids of this age follow this "let's all be identical so we fit in" pattern. So what gives someone the nerve to say that one of literacy's most different, unique, and couragous person was not what he was? Atticus was a one of a kind creation, and no one should ever question his heroism, regardless of what they believe.