Atticus Flashcards
Atticus as a father- ‘Jem and I found out father satisfactory…’
‘… he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment’
Atticus and empathy- ‘You never really understand a person…’
‘until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around’
Atticus and the law- ‘Sometimes it’s better to…’
‘bend the law a little in special cases. In your case, the law remains rigid’
Atticus and the law- ‘You, Miss Scout Finch, are…’
‘of the common folk. You must obey the law’
Atticus and respect/ justice/ equality- ‘Atticus Finch is the same…’
‘in his house as he is one the public streets’
Atticus as a father- ‘Run now. Take care…’
‘of Scout, you hear? Don’t let her out of your sight’
Scout and Jem’s perception of Atticus- ‘He’ll know…’
‘when it’s time’
Atticus and equality/ racism- ‘Don’t say…’
‘nigger, Scout, that’s common’
Atticus as a father- ‘Sister, I do…’
‘the best I can with them’
Atticus and respect/ equality- ‘When a child asks you something…’
‘answer him, for goodness’ sake. But don’t make a production of it’
Atticus and racial equality- ‘Why reasonable people go…’
‘stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up is something I don’t pretend to understand’
Atticus and mockingbirds- ‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, but remember…’
‘it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird’
Atticus and equality/ religion- ‘Scout I couldn’t go…’
‘to church and worship God if I didn’t try to help that man’
Atticus and the law- ‘Before I can live with other folks…’
‘I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience’
Atticus and equality- ‘I do my best to love everybody…’
‘…it’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you’
