To Kill a Mockingbird Flashcards
1
Q
Quote hinting at the effects of the Great Depression on Maycomb
A
Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it
2
Q
Main quote
A
Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird
3
Q
Quote about understanding people
A
You can never fully understand another man until you climb into his skin and walk around in it
4
Q
Quote about Atticus’ pride/conscience
A
If I didn’t, I couldn’t hold my head up in town (defending his involvement in the trial to Scout, who questions it)
5
Q
Quote about never giving up
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Simply bc we were licked 100 years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win
6
Q
Quote by Atticus on the racism + predjudice that are rife in Maycomb
A
Maycomb’s usual disease
