You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Topic

Empathy Perspective

Speaker

Atticus Finch

Author

Harper Lee

Source

To Kill a Mockingbird

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960, ch. 3.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Author

John Updike
Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Updike, John. "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu." New Yorker, 22 Oct. 1960.

Current Citation

Updike, John. Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu. Library of America, 2010.