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Mockingbird

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by Walter Tevis

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what's with the mockingbirds and dystopian novels?
GG Mockingbirds are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the sounds of other birds and animals. In dystopian novels the allegory is that ra…moreMockingbirds are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the sounds of other birds and animals. In dystopian novels the allegory is that rather than a life richly lived life, the life being lived is but an echo of what life could be, should be, or was. A mockery.(less)
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