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- 1Empathy and understanding- Jem, she's old and ill. You can't hold her responsible for her actions.
- You never really understand a person until you climb into their skin and walk around in it.
- It'd sort of be like shooting a mockingbird, wouldn't it? - 2Innocence and its removal- Will you walk me home?
- He jerked as if every 'guilty' was a separate stab.
- Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... that's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. - 3Kindness and courage- Atticus describes Mrs Dubose as having 'real courage' and being the 'bravest person' he ever knew.
- Atticus was given 'hunks of salt pork, tomatoes and beans' from the black community. - 4Education- I'll take over from here and try to undo the damage.
- Miss Caroline told me to tell my father to stop teaching me. - 5Prejudice- Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks.
- Inside... was a white, waxy, perfect camellia. - 6Racism- You felt sorry for her?
- Nigger-lover
- Negroes worshipped it on Sundays and white men gambled it on weekdays
- All negroes lie, all negroes are basically immoral beings. - 7Describe the setting of Maycomb- Tired old town
- A day was twenty-four hours but seemed longer
- Red slop - 8How was Boo described at the beginning of the novel by Scout?- Dined on raw squirrels
- Jagged scar that covered his face
- Bloody fangs - 9What events happened in chapter 10 with Atticus?- Atticus was feeble (opening)
- One shot Finch - 10Why was the camellia that was given to Jem significant?Mrs Dubose left it for him as a peace offering and to show forgiveness
- 11How were the men that wanted to kill Tom Robinson described?- Stale smell of whisky and pig pen
- 12How was the setting of the trial day described?- Gala occasion
- Picnic parties covered the square
- Roman carnival - 13What idiosyncrasies of Atticus were described when he was in the courtroom?- Unbuttoned his collar...loosened his watch chain
- Equivalent of seeing him stark naked - 14What does Heck Tate say to Atticus about not killing another 'mockingbird'?- Let the dead bury the dead, Mr Finch
- 15Who were the mockingbirds in this novel?- Boo Radley
- Tom Robinson
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- Flashcards on TKAM Quotes, created by Amy Arthur on 17/05/2015.
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