Quotes for Tkam Flashcards
Failed justice - Reverend Sykes (Prejudice)
“I ain’t ever seen a jury decide in favour of a coloured man over a white man”
Rejects Prejudice - Atticus (pejorative language)
“‘are you a nigger lover ‘‘i certainly am”
Rhetorical Question - Scout and Jem
“well, how do we know we ain’t niggers?’‘Uncle jack finch says we don’t really know “
Identifying Prejudice - Jem (Hyperbole)
“Thats what I thought said Jem “but around here once you have a drop of nigger blood that makes you all black”
Teaching Empathy - Atticus (Didacticism)
“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”
Empathy with enemies - Atticus (Metaphor)
“Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial”
Natural Worlds Connection to Empathy (Metaphor)
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”
Prejudice Blinds - School Teacher (Irony)
“Over here we don’t believer in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced”
Scout Developing Empathy - Scout (Question)
“How can you hate Hitler so bad and then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home”