Tim Johnson is certainly one of the most unusual
characters in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He makes
only one appearance (in Chapter 10), and it turns out to be his last. Tim is a
"liver-colored bird dog" who is familiar to the families that live near the Finch house.
However, in Chapter 10 his abnormal walk and actions are quickly perceived to be a case
of rabies. Atticus is called upon by Sheriff Tate to do the dirty work, and "Old
One-Shot" makes his return and lives up to his nickname, dispatching of poor Tim with
one bullet to the head. It is one of the most interesting chapters in the novel (and the
movie). Tim was owned by his master, Mr. Harry Johnson.
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