- To Kill A Mockingbird (Just Quotes) Flashcards
Mrs Dubose - First Impressions (2)
‘so vicious’
‘CSA pistol’
Mrs Dubose - Condemnation (2)
“family’s moral degeneration”
“you should be in a dress and camisole young lady!”
Mrs Dubose - The Reading (3)
“cords of saliva”
“oppressive odour”
“like some viscous substance coming to a boil”
Mrs Dubose - Camellias and Symbolism (2)
‘roots’
‘I saw him fingering the petals’
Mrs Dubose - Goodness and Bravery (4)
‘leave this world beholden to nothing and noone’
‘free’ ‘as mountain air’
‘real courage’
‘courage is a man with a gun in his hand’
Tom Robinson - Before the Trial(2)
‘clean-living folks’
‘licked’
Tom Robinson - The Trial and Inferiority (5)
‘pointed’ ‘stood up’
‘advantage’
‘yonder’ ‘wanta’
Tom Robinson - Verdict and Hope (3)
‘no case’ ‘secret courts of men’s hearts’
‘tired of white men’s chances’
‘free’
Tom Robinson - Mockingbird and Kindness (2)
‘mockingbird’
‘quiet, humble, respectable Negro’
Aunt Alexandra - First Impressions (2)
‘swapped at birth’
‘analogous to Mount Everest’
Aunt Alexandra - Gender (3)
‘lady’
‘behave like a sunbeam’
‘ray of sunshine’
Boo Radley - Prejudice (5)
“froze” “cold”
“jagged scar” “yellow” “rotten”
Boo Radley - Alienation (4)
“themselves” “unforgivable”
“plug” “swell”
Boo Radley - Mockingbird (5)
‘mockingbird’
‘thin’ ‘hollow’ ‘delicate’ ‘feathery’
Boo Radley - Kindness (3)
“shy” “limelight”
“Grey Ghost”
The Cunninghams - Description of Walter (3)
‘hookworms’
‘absence of shoes’
‘clean shirt and neatly mended overalls’
The Cunninghams - Miss Caroline (3)
‘a muscle jump in his skinny jaw’
‘never took anything they can’t pay back’
‘get along on what they have’
The Cunninghams - Atticus’ Explanation (6)
‘farmers’ ‘crash hit them hardest’
‘could get a WPA job’ ‘land would go to ruin’
‘willing to go hungry’ ‘vote’
The Cunninghams - Scout’s Judgement (4)
‘raised on fish food’
‘drowned his dinner in syrup’
‘quickly put his hands in his lap’
‘ducked his head’
The Cunninghams - Mr Cunningham (4)
‘sun-scorched face’
‘face was equally impassive’
‘straightened up and waved a big paw’
‘let’s get going boys’
The Cunninghams - Atticus on Mr Cunningham (3)
‘good man’
‘blind spots’ ‘along with the rest of us’
‘stand in my shoes’
The Ewells - Burris (10)
'filthiest' 'dark grey' 'rusty' 'black' 'fist-sized clean space on his face' 'laughed rudely' 'short contemptuous snort' 'condescension flashed to anger' 'snot-nosed slut' 'shuffled'
The Ewells - Atticus’ Explanation (5)
‘blind’ ‘Ewell’s activities’
“relief cheques” “green whiskey”
‘crying from hunger pains’
“begrudges” “any game”
The Ewells - Setting (7)
‘depths of a depression’
‘garbage dump’ ‘greasy’ ‘barbed wire’
‘playhouse of an insane child’
‘brilliant red geraniums’ ‘slop jars’
The Ewells - Bob at the Trial (4)
‘little bantam cock’
‘screamin’ like a stuck hog’
“ruttin’” “my”
‘face grew scarlet’ ‘chest swelled’