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To Kill A Mocking Bird Quote Bank |
Includes quotes for all of the characters and description of why they may be helpful in the exam. |
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Atticus Tolerance |
'Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand.' - Atticus is one of the only people in Maycomb who aren't racist towards others. |
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Atticus Empathy |
'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.' |
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Atticus Courage |
'“You just hold your head high and keep thosefists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get yourgoat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” |
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Atticus Tolerance |
'Before I can live with other folks I’ve got tolive with myself.'- 'Other Folks' shows that he sees everyone as even rather than calling them negroes. |
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Atticus Compassion |
'It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.' - although he knew that he was going to lose, he knew he had to try and help or he wouldn't be able to forgive himself |
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Atticus Selflessness |
'The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town' - When Atticus is asked to take up the task of Tom Robinson's case he showed his selflessness because he would feel guilty if he didn't take the case |
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Atticus Love Of Everyone |
'I do my best to love everybody' shows that he doesn't believe in first opinions due to race or religion. This also shows that he believes that if he is nice to people they may become nice to him. |
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Boo Radley Myths |
'Malevolent Phantom' - Demonising differences 'Six-and-a half feet tall judging by his tracks.'- They create a monster like image of him which was created from their imagination. He is a mockingbird since it is a sin to hurt him due to his vulnerability like a mocking bird |
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Boo Radley Dill |
'Well how'd you feel if you'd been shut up for a hundred years with nothin' but cats to eat?' This is what Dill says about Boo, this shows his sympathy towards him that most others don't have. |
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Boo Radley |
Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."- This is what Scout says to Jem near the end of the novel. It could be seen as a metaphor for don't judge a book by it's cover. |
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Scout Metaphor of Transition |
This can be seen as an extended metaphor which is shown throughout the novel - most people don't care about Tom Robinson because they have never had to be in his position before. |
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Scout |
"Well how do you know we ain't Negroes?"- This shows Scouts immaturity as she doesn't know the meaning of being a negro. However, it also shows that she is a lot more mature than most people as she doesn't believe people should be separated by race. |
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Scout |
"Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. |
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Jem |
'Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.'- even being brought up by a family like the finches, Jem still isn't perfect and judges people before truly knowing them. |
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Bob Ewell |
"The disgrace of Maycomb for three generations" - Shows there not improving until they reach Mayella who tries to break the trend. |
