To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch Quotes
• The mad dog, Tim Johnson o Represents racism, injustice
“[T]he memory of Atticus calmly folding his newspaper and pushing back his hat became Atticus standing in the middle of an empty waiting street, pushing up his glasses. The full meaning of the night’s events hit me and I began crying” (208)
• In both scenarios, Atticus must face a threat to the safety of others (the mob is a threat to Tom Robinson’s safety, the dog is a threat to the safety of Maycomb’s citizens), and puts himself at risk by doing so (the mob may attack him to get to Tom, the dog could attack him/ he could accidently shoot the Radley house, which could put his mental health at risk).
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o “[I]t’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119) = It is immoral/ wrong/ criminal (a sin) to kill a good, innocent person (mockingbird). o “‘To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an‘ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight—to me, that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head’ . . . ‘Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?’” (369-370)
Boo Radley is associated with a mockingbird, showing how he is an innocent, kind-hearted person, despite the rumors about him. Mr. Tate and Scout states that it would be wrong— even a sin, which would tie into when Atticus told Jem and Scout that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119)— to tell the town of Maycomb that Boo Radley had killed a man (Bob Ewell), when it was only done in defense of Scout and Jem and would cause a lot of trouble for Boo. Boo would then be the center of attention in Maycomb, which is something that he does not want, and the rest of the Ewells may even attack Boo, for killing their father. o “He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children”
“[T]he memory of Atticus calmly folding his newspaper and pushing back his hat became Atticus standing in the middle of an empty waiting street, pushing up his glasses. The full meaning of the night’s events hit me and I began crying” (208)
• In both scenarios, Atticus must face a threat to the safety of others (the mob is a threat to Tom Robinson’s safety, the dog is a threat to the safety of Maycomb’s citizens), and puts himself at risk by doing so (the mob may attack him to get to Tom, the dog could attack him/ he could accidently shoot the Radley house, which could put his mental health at risk).
“I saw something only a lawyer’s child could be expected to see, could be expected to …show more content…
o “[I]t’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119) = It is immoral/ wrong/ criminal (a sin) to kill a good, innocent person (mockingbird). o “‘To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an‘ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight—to me, that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head’ . . . ‘Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?’” (369-370)
Boo Radley is associated with a mockingbird, showing how he is an innocent, kind-hearted person, despite the rumors about him. Mr. Tate and Scout states that it would be wrong— even a sin, which would tie into when Atticus told Jem and Scout that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119)— to tell the town of Maycomb that Boo Radley had killed a man (Bob Ewell), when it was only done in defense of Scout and Jem and would cause a lot of trouble for Boo. Boo would then be the center of attention in Maycomb, which is something that he does not want, and the rest of the Ewells may even attack Boo, for killing their father. o “He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children”