Go Set a Watchman
Significance of Arthritis
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This is the disease that has a crippling effect on Atticus. He has had to make some changes in his lifestyle, including using modified cutlery for eating when the flare-ups are particularly bad. Despite this, he continues to work and to enjoy a fairly active lifestyle. I think arthritis is a metaphor of how Atticus has become stifled in his life.