But stories are like people, Atticus. Loving them doesn’t make them perfect. You try to cherish their virtues and overlook their flaws. The flaws are still there, though. ""But you don’t get mad. Not like Pop does."" No, that’s true, I don’t get mad. Not at stories. They do disappoint me sometimes." He looked at the shelves. "Sometimes, they stab me in the heart. Matt Ruff
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Atticus Finch is talking about how stories are like people. A person will always have both good and bad traits. The human spirit is not perfect, but it is good. Stories are much the same way.

We love stories, but we must remember that they are just stories. We have to keep that in mind when we read them or watch them on television or the big screen. We have to remember that stories can disappoint us just as people can disappoint us.

Source: Lovecraft Country

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