What does scout mean when she suggests that telling the truth about bob ewell's death would be like "shooting a mockingbird"? (to kill a mocking bird) 1) boo is too confused to understand what he did. 2) boo harms no one, and would suffer in the attention. 3) boo is a sinner. 4) boo would be convicted like tom was. hint: scouts dad said it was a sin to kill a mocking bird.

the author motivation is to show the power of animal-human relationships.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

the answer is "began" because it is a action that can be done