Quotes for Tkam Flashcards

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Failed justice - Reverend Sykes (Prejudice)

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“I ain’t ever seen a jury decide in favour of a coloured man over a white man”

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Rejects Prejudice - Atticus (pejorative language)

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“‘are you a nigger lover ‘‘i certainly am”

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Rhetorical Question - Scout and Jem

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“well, how do we know we ain’t niggers?’‘Uncle jack finch says we don’t really know “

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Identifying Prejudice - Jem (Hyperbole)

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“Thats what I thought said Jem “but around here once you have a drop of nigger blood that makes you all black”

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Teaching Empathy - Atticus (Didacticism)

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“If you learn a simple, scout, you’ll get along alot better with all kinds of folk. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view”

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Empathy with enemies - Atticus (Metaphor)

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“Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial”

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Natural Worlds Connection to Empathy (Metaphor)

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“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”

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Prejudice Blinds - School Teacher (Irony)

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“Over here we don’t believer in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced”

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Scout Developing Empathy - Scout (Question)

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“How can you hate Hitler so bad and then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home”

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