To Kill a Mockingbird

Atticus isn't upset that Mrs. Dubose calls him a foul names behind his back. To Scout. he explains it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name it just shows you how a poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you explain what it means.

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Atticus tells Scout that these words hurt the people who say them more than they hurt him.

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