When Calpurnia sees the dog walking down the street, she immediately knows what is wrong with him-he has rabies. Rabies rarely affects domestic animals today, but at the time (1930s), rabies did affect domestic animals. Why do you think the author includes this story in the book?
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Yes, I always thought this part was something of a digression...but I think it was included to perhaps show something about Atticus's character.
It always made me think of Old Yeller.
What do you think it shows about Atticus?
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