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Conflict In To Kill A Mockingbird
The most important conflict in the novel is the trial. This conflict is very important in the the novel and showed how atticus helped out the black people, and also showed the main idea through the book with the character tom that was like a mockingbird in the book. The black and white people have had a lot of mental and emotional things throughout the years and have been separated, and divided for many years. However the conflict between them involved disrespecting Tom Robinson and making the case unfair by having the jury go up against Tom so he would have to go to jail. The black community had no power, and no say in the case, which made it unfair, and they had to watch the case without doing anything to help Tom Robinson. Everyone should

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