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The definition of tolerance is: Being to accept ones differences. The reason tolerance is so important today is because; with out it we wouldn’t have such a diverse country. Our country is the cornerstone of the world. We have almost a billion people here in the U.S. of A. In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee explains the necessity of tolerance through Scout, the narrator, Mrs. Dubose and Atticus Finch. Harper Lee chooses Scout as an example of tolerance because she always listens to her father and always participates in her brother’s games, not any of her own games. Harper (she and I are on a first name basis) Chose Mrs. Dubose as a character to be tolerated, not as a symbol of tolerance but as a character to be tolerated. She was diagnosed with cancer and is trying to come off her morphine addiction. Her only sense of tolerance is when she lefts Jem in to her house to read to her. Harper also chose Mr. Atticus Finch as a symbol of tolerance. Atticus was given a case in where he had to defend an African American. Back in the south during those days, racism was still widely accepted. Mr. Finch defends him until the last minute. He is verbally abused is called very inappropriate things. Harper wrote this story to teach its reader about love, tolerance and hardships. Throughout the novel we see all of the characters grow up, and mature. We all learn that even though we might be wrong, we need to always believe, and never give up.