To Kill a Mockingbird: chapter 12 quotes Flashcards
‘I want to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church’
Lola does not share the same enthusiasm the rest of the folks at Calpurnia’s church do when she brings Scout and Jem along for the sermon. Everyone greets them warmly because they know what Atticus is doing for their friend, Tom Robinson.
‘Well if everybody in Maycomb knows what kind of folks the Ewells are they’d be glad to hire Helen…what’s rape, Cal?’
Scout struggles to see how people think the Ewells are not bad people. Her asking Calpurnia what rape is emphasises her youth and innocence.
‘Everybody in Maycomb, it seemed, had a streak: a drinking streak, a Gambling streak, a Mean streak, a Funny streak’
Scout informs about the stereotypes associated with certain people in Maycomb, suggesting people’s worth is based partially upon how good or bad a family they come from.
‘You are not run-of-the-mill people, you are the product of several generations gentle breeding’
Atticus echoes Aunt Alexandra’s concerns to Scout and Jem, asking them to do what she says and be normal in her presence’
‘Negroes worshipped in it on Sundays and white men gambled in it on weekdays’
Shows the racial gap in Maycomb and gives an example of disrespect towards black people in subtle, unnoticed forms.
‘That Calpurnia had led a modest double life never damned me’
‘The faithful Finch housekeeper’
After visiting the black people’s church, Scout realizes that Calpurnia’s abilities as a person are not just demonstrated within the Finch household.
