Calpurnia Flashcards

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Angles

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‘She was all angles and bones…her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard.’

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Battles

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‘Our battles were epic and one-sided. She always won, mainly because Atticus always took her side.’

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Commented

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‘Calpurnia rarely commented on the ways of white people.’

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Company

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‘Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em.’

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Operate

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‘We couldn’t operate a single day without Cal’

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My Children

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‘I don’t want anybody sayin’ I don’t look after my children’

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Same God

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‘It’s the same God, aint’ it?’

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Language

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‘folks don’t like to have somebody around knowin’ more that they do….You’re not gonna change any of them by takin’ right, they’ve got to want to learn themselves, and when they don’t want to learn there’s nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language.’

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Member

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‘Calpurnia’s not leaving this house until she wants to…She’s a faithful member of this family’

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Lights

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‘She tried to bring them up according to her lights, and Cal’s lights are pretty good’

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Tables

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‘Anything fit to say at the table’s fit to say in front of Calpurnia.’

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