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’
Atticus and courage- ‘I wanted you to see…’
‘what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what’
Atticus and good and evil- ‘Mr Cunningham’s…’
‘basically a good man… he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us’
Atticus and the law/ racial equality- ‘In our courts…’
‘when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins’
Atticus and racial equality- ‘As you grow older…’
‘you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something… that white man is trash’
Atticus and prejudice- ‘Atticus he was real nice’ ‘Most people…’
‘are when you finally see them’
Scout’s perception of Atticus- ‘He would be there all night…’
‘and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning’
