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* Especially for anyone who has lost someone in the Holocaust, the fact that one of the very few things that Scout states gets her father angry is listening to radio broadcasts about Hitler.

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* Especially for anyone who has lost someone in the Holocaust, the fact that one of the very few things that Scout states gets her father angry is listening to radio broadcasts about Hitler.Hitler.
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* Meta example: For his performance as Atticus, Harper Lee gave Gregory Peck a pocket watch that belonged to her father, the man Atticus was based on. When Peck accepted his Best Actor award, he was wearing the watch.
** For added points, the watch was stolen from Peck's bag at a train station one day, and he was so ashamed that for years he didn't admit it to Lee. When she finally did find out, however, she didn't make a big deal of it because: "It's just a watch."
* "Hey, Boo."
* Jem refusing to leave his father even when Atticus tells him to during the scene outside the jail, and, rather than rebuke him for it afterward, Atticus goes with an AffectionateGestureToTheHead as they leave.
* Meta example: Mary Badham, who played Scout in the film, kept in contact with Gregory Peck after the filming ended. She would always call him "Atticus".

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* Meta example: For his performance as Atticus, Harper Lee gave Gregory Peck a pocket watch that belonged to her father, the man Atticus was based on. When Peck accepted his Best Actor award, he was wearing the watch.
** For added points, the watch was stolen from Peck's bag at a train station one day, and he was so ashamed that for years he didn't admit it to Lee. When she finally did find out, however, she didn't make a big deal of it because: "It's just a watch."
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%%* "Hey, Boo."
* Jem refusing to leave his father even when Atticus tells him to during the scene outside the jail, and, rather than rebuke him for it afterward, Atticus goes with an AffectionateGestureToTheHead as they leave. \n* Meta example: Mary Badham, who played Scout in the film, kept in contact with Gregory Peck after the filming ended. She would always call him "Atticus".

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** For extra Heartwarming, it's stated that afterwards, Mr. Cunningham supported Atticus and had to be pressured into voting against Tom Robinson.

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** For extra Heartwarming, it's stated that afterwards, Mr. Cunningham supported Atticus and had to be pressured into voting against Tom Robinson. In fact, Atticus says that if they'd had just one more Cunningham on the jury, it would've been a completely different story.



* The fact that Atticus Finch became AFI's #1 hero. Yep, you read that right, an ordinary citizen won the best hero award. Not {{Franchise/Batman}}, not {{Franchise/Indiana Jones}}, not even ''{{Franchise/Superman}}''. Finch got rewarded for [[CrusadingLawyer standing up for what was right for his town]], [[GoodParents being a reasonable and active father]], and bringing hope and charisma to everyone around him. Finch completely deserves that award.

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* The fact that Atticus Finch became AFI's #1 hero. Yep, you read that right, an ordinary citizen won the best hero award. Not {{Franchise/Batman}}, not {{Franchise/Indiana Jones}}, not even ''{{Franchise/Superman}}''. Finch got rewarded for [[CrusadingLawyer standing up for what was right for his town]], [[GoodParents being a reasonable and active father]], and bringing hope and charisma to everyone around him. Finch completely deserves that award.award.
* The main thrust of the story: Atticus's immense courage and dedication to protecting Tom Robinson, even in the face of every obstacle.
* Especially for anyone who has lost someone in the Holocaust, the fact that one of the very few things that Scout states gets her father angry is listening to radio broadcasts about Hitler.

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