Quotes Flashcards
Trial being unfair against any black person quote.
‘In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins.’ - Atticus.
Mixed race prejudice quote.
‘They don’t belong anywhere. Coloured folks won’t have ‘em because they’re half white; white folks won’t have ‘em ‘cause they’re coloured…’ - Jem.
Nightmare Boo Radley quote.
‘…he dined on raw squirrels and any cats that he could catch, so that’s why his hands were blood-stained.’
Scout reading quote.
‘I never deliberately learned how to read…’ - Scout.
Cunningham’s quote.
‘The Cunningham’s never took anything they can’t pay back…’
Understanding others point of view quote.
‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’ - Atticus.
Calpurnia’s good grammar.
‘In tranquillity, her grammar was as good as anybody’s in Maycombe’
Friends and home maturity quote.
‘No matter how hard things get, they’re still our friends and this is still our home.’
Prejudice mockingbird quote.
‘But remember that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’
Atticus bravery quote.
‘It was at times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.’
Conscience Atticus quote.
‘Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.’
Mrs Dubose real courage quote.
‘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.’ - Atticus.
Jem as a moody teenager quote.
‘Jem was twelve, He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody.’
Innocence of mockingbirds quote.
‘Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…’
Prejudice is everywhere even in people they know quote.
‘Mr Cunningham was part of a mob last night but he was still a man…’
