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| What does Atticus teach Scout after a bad day at school? |
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| "You never really understand a person until you look at things from =his point of view-""-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" |
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| What does Atticus tell Scout when she is angry at Cal? |
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| "You think how much Cal does for you, and you mind her, you hear? |
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| What does Atticus tell his children+DIll when they are playing the Boo Radley game? |
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| "I'm going to tell you something and tell you it one time: stop tormenting that man" |
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| What does Atticus want Jem to learn by going to Mrs Dubose's? |
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| Real courage: "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." |
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| What does Atticus say when Scout asks if he is a "Nigger-lover" |
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| "I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody." |
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| When Aunt Alexandra tells Atticus not to speak of racism in front of black people because "it encourages them. You know how they talk among themselves."? |
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| "I don't know of any law that says they can't talk. Maybe if we didn't give them so much to talk about they'd be quiet." |
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| Why wont Atticus pass the case on like uncle jack suggests" |
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Definition
| he feels he has to do it: "could I face my children otherwise?" |
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| What does Atticus say at the trial that shows us that he supports the equality of all and lacks racial prejudice? |
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| "some negroes lie, some negroes are immoral, some negroes are not to be trusted around women- black or white. but this is the truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men" |
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| How do we know Atticus is selfless? |
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Definition
| "he invested his earnings in his brothers education.'' |
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| What quote tells us that Atticus believes in the goodness of other people to the point of naivety? |
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| "What on earth could Ewell do to me sister? |
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| how do we know Scout is trying to understand what Atticus taught her? |
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| She says "As Atticus once advised me to do, i tried to climb into jems skin and walk round in it" |
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| How do we know scout finally understands what Atticus has been trying to teach her? |
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| She says, when Boo asks her to take him home, "I would lead him through our house but I would never lead him home" and she treats him with respect calling him "Sir" and then takes his arm so it appears that he is escorting her "as any gentleman would do". |
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| how do we know Jem learned what Atticus tried to teach him about courage? |
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| At the end of the novel he remains calm and tries to get Scout home as quick as he can when he thinks someone is following them, trying to make sure Scout isn't scared and them when they are attacked he tries to save Scout unlike earlier in the novel when he left Scout when she was in possible danger. |
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| How do we know Bob Ewell is disrespectful? |
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| "Mr Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he'd get him if it took the rest of his life." |
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| How do we know Bob Ewell is racist? |
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| he calls Tom a "black nigger" |
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| How do we know Bob Ewell is cowardly? |
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| He went after children: heck tate: "Low down skunk with just enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children. He'd never have met you face to face" |
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| How do we know Bob Ewell is vulgar? |
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| When asked if he is Mayellas father he replies "Well, if I ain't I cant do nothing about it now, her ma's dead" |
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Term
| What is shocking about Cousin Francis' use of "nigger-lover"? |
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Definition
| children are being filled with such hatred from such a young age when their minds are not fully developed and they don't fully understand the impact or even the meaning of the words they are saying: Scout asks "what exactly is a "nigger-lover"?" when Mrs Dubose calls Atticus one. |
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| How do we know there is social prejudice in TKAM? |
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THe Ewells are called "white trash"
Mayella thinks Atticus is mocking her when he treats her with respect "All you're ma'min and miss mayellerin' don't come to nothin'"
Aunt Alexandra labels poor people "his(Bob Ewell) kind" which stereotypes thing into a category of vulgar, disrespectful, racist, cowardly. |
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| How do we know sexism is present in TKAM? |
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| Scout: "I could not possibly hope to be a lady if i wore breeches; when i said i could do nothing in a dress, she said I shouldn't be doing anything that required pants." |
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