To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 11 quotes Flashcards
‘It was times like these when I though my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived’
Scout realizes how admirable her father is when he shoots Tim Johnson and gains an instant dose of respect for him in contrast to her previous harsh views on him.
‘The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority is a persons conscience’
Atticus shares an important piece of wisdom which means: although the majority will agree with everyone else, a person is able to decipher between right and wrong in their head.
‘Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to learn to live with myself’
Atticus explains why he is taking the Tom Robison case. His tone implies that if he didn’t defend him, he would be ashamed of himself.
‘Don’t say hey to me, you ugly girl’
One of Mrs Dubose’s vicious remarks aimed at Scout as she crosses the street in front of her house
‘Miss Dubose was a morphine addict’
‘She was too contrary’
‘Free as the mountain air’
‘When you’re that old it’s okay to take anything that eases the pain’
‘She’d have gone the rest of her life on it too and died without so much agony, but she was too contrary’
Atticus explains that Mrs Dubose’s savage ill-nature was a result of her crippling morphine addiction and her aggressive remarks were symptoms of her withdrawal. He says that when Jem read to her, she wasn’t listening, it was a part of her recovery programme because she didn’t want to die in the grip of the drug.
