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Pt. 2, ch. 31
• Jean Louise (Scout) Finch & Atticus Finch

"An' they chased him 'n' never could catch him 'cause they didn't know what he looked like, an' Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real nice..."
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

— Harper Lee

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""An' they chased him 'n' never could catch him 'cause they didn't know what he looked like, an' Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real nice..."
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."" in the context of "Pt. 2, ch. 31
• Jean Louise (Scout) Finch & Atticus Finch" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Harper Lee

About Harper Lee

Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist and author of the classic 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.