Alice 4&5 "Now you're in it and you can't get out of it, you'll just stay in it, Miss Priss!" (page 47.) This quote can be taken as a direct reference to Scout trying to please her brother, but it can also be thought of as a more general way of foreshadowing the restrictive nature of this town. Clearly, not many people leave or enter this town in a permanent way. If you take this quote out of its context, then you can really see just how much it can relate to an overall suffocation of dreams. Because, this town clearly doesn't have many opportunities for its residents in terms of employment. You can either be a teacher, a lawyer, someone who works at the post office, or a farmer. These jobs, however useful they may be to the community as a whole, are not going to fulfill every child's dream of becoming a dancer or a fireman. This quote, if you let it, shows the unfortunate habit this community has with dooming hopes and dreams of leaving the town and replacing them with an only somewhat satisfactory lifestyle.
Nailah Chapters 6 and 7 "Jem shuddered. 'Like somebody was readin‘ my mind… like somebody could tell what I was gonna do. Can't anybody tell what I'm gonna do lest they know me, can they, Scout?'" (Page 60) I think this quote is important because it shows how Jem is more worried than Scout thinks he is. When Dill was with them, Jem acted tough and unafraid, but as soon as Dill left, Jem began to confide in Scout. Dill has been a major influence on Scout's brother, and not in a good way. This quote also shows that someone has been paying attention to Jem, Dill, and Scout. They're one step ahead of them, which means they must already know how they function. That would mean that they could get them if they wanted to, so why haven't they? Why are they hiding? This quote gives us one more piece of evidence about Boo Radley, or whomever is in the house observing them.
Emery (chapters 6&7) "From then on, we considered everything we found in the knot-hole our property." (Page 60) I think that this is the most important quote in the section because I think that the times found in the knot hole will come back in the story in some way. I don't think that they just appear and disappear, I'm curious to see what their significance is, though. So far in the knot hole, they've found, gum, pennies, twine, carved soap, more gum, and a pocket watch with a chain and knife. Now that the knot hole is filled, I'm wondering if they will still find or receive items somehow but it may just stop.
Nick Chapters 6-7 " “When I went back for my breeches—they were all in a tangle when I was gettin‘ out of 'em, I couldn't get ‘em loose. When I went back—” Jem took a deep breath. “When I went back, they were folded across the fence… like they were expectin' me.” " (pg. 59) This quote shows how there is something or someone out there looking at Jem and Scout. It revels that even if it is the Radley's doing these things like the hole in the tree and the folded up pants that maybe they aren't that bad. But if it's not them that someone is looking after them. This just adds more mystery to the story and could lead to many twists and turns.
Daywe Chapter 13-14 "'You're not a boy. Boys get out and play baseball with other boys, they don't hang around the house worryin' their folks.'
Dill's voice was his own again: 'Oh, they ain't mean. They kiss you and hug you good night and good mornin‘ and good-bye and tell you they love you...'"(pp. 145)
I think this is the most important quote in the story because it mirrors Scouts situation. Her whole life she's been able to act without the weight of being a "lady" and now that she's growing older and Aunt Alexandra is staying with the family, there's more pressure to conform to the mold of a lady. Scout has a very strong mind and will not be changed so easily. She knows that her family loves her but her families views are beginning to drift from hers. Jem has crossed that barrier where he now thinks that it's not acceptable to be seen with Scout and he agrees with Aunt Alexandra that she needs to "grow up and be a lady".
William chapter 13-14 "I felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me, and for the second time in my life I thought of running away." (pp. 138) Throughout the recent sections, Scout has felt herself being thrust into the role of a proper lady. Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia, and Mrs. Dubose have all either critiqued her dress or made her wear a dress. Less recently, Dill and Jem make her go away because she is a girl. People have started to think of her more as a girl than as Scout. Atticus, on the other hand, has encouraged her to escape boxes and stereotypes, such as the ones that go along with the Finch name. Scout does not want to be forced into being a girl.
Hope Chapters 13&14 "It was a sad thing that my father had neglected to tell me about the Finch Family, or to install any pride into his children." -Scout Pg. 133
I think this is an important quote because it is the first time we see Scout call Atticus her father, and we see her say it a couple more times throughout the chapters. I think the reason she starts calling Atticus father is because Aunt Alexandra just moved in and she feels closer to Atticus because he will take her side. He is a safe zone away from Aunt Alexandra. I also think the part about installing pride into their lives (Jem and Scouts) is important because I think it again shows the type of man Atticus is. I think he is the type of man that believes you have to find your own pride and get everything for yourself. Also, he probably didn't want his children to think that that is all they are and will ever be. That's important because, obviously, Atticus did not follow in the Finch's footsteps and went a different route, so I think he is trying to teach his children that. Later on her says, “I don't want you to remember it. Forget it," when Scout is saying she can't remember all the mannerisms the Finch's are supposed to practice, and this reinforces him trying to show his children they can create there own footsteps.
Zach chapter 13-14 “Why do you reckon Boo Radley’s never run off?” Dill sighed a long sigh and turned away from me. “Maybe he doesn’t have anywhere to run off to...” -dill (pg 146)
I think that scout doesn't understand why dill ran away because by her reaction with this question I think she thinks it's just I principle of running away and you can to it whenever you want to. By her asking why boo radley didn't or hasn't run away yet is showing that she thinks you can just run away whenever you feel like it you feel like it and it ain't have an Impact on whomever you ran away from because of Atticus response. I think that this quote is the most important because it opens up opportunity for radley house explorations. Those scenes are my favorite because I was able to picture them in my head but it was also at the end so opening up a chapter doesn't have to jump right into it it can like bring back the line. I think it is also the most important quote because the book said that jem breaking his arm was all with the radleys and like I said this opens up opportunity for that as well
"'That'll do, Scout.' Atticus put his hand on my shoulder. 'Don't kick folks. No —' he said, as I was pleading justification...
'All right, Mr. Finch, get ‘em outa here,' someone growled. 'You got fifteen seconds to get 'em outa here.'" (Pg. 154)
I think this quote is important because it shows a lot about these people, mostly Atticus. Scout kicked someone who was mean to Jem right before this quote starts and that shows that she is willing to stand up for others. I think how Atticus replied was more important. Atticus is shown to have a set of morals and rules that are to be followed at all times. He is patient, with the men who are trying to hurt him and with Scout, while the men that he was opposing were very rushed telling Atticus that he only has a few seconds to get the kids away.
Carly (chapter 15) "Atticus and Jem were well ahead of us, and I assumed that Atticus was giving him hell for not going home, but I was wrong. As they passed under a streetlight, Atticus reached out and massaged Jem's hair, his one gesture of affection." This quote is important because it shows that Atticus cares about them. In the last few chapters, we have seen Atticus grow further and further apart, but this quote shows that he is still there for them. It also shows that even though we have learned to see Atticus as a character who knows what to do in every situation, he isn't perfect and his kids are there to help him. If Jem had left, Scout could not have driven the men away.
Reverend Sykes leaned across Dill and me, pulling at Jem's elbow. “Mr. Jem,” he said, “you better take Miss Jean Louise home. Mr. Jem, you hear me?” Jem turned his head. “Scout, go home. Dill, you'n‘Scout go home.” “You gotta make me first,” I said, remembering Atticus's blessed dictum. Jem scowled furiously at me, then said to Reverend Sykes, “I think it's okay, Reverend, she doesn't understand it.” I was mortally offended. “I most certainly do, I c'n understand anything you can.” “Aw hush. She doesn't understand it, Reverend, she ain't nine yet.” Reverend Sykes's black eyes were anxious. “Mr. Finch know you all are here? This ain't fit for Miss Jean Louise or you boys either.” (PAGE 175) I think this quote is important because it shows how highly Jem thinks of himself and how he thinks he is an adult. There are many things Jem does, like rat out Dill, that make him seem as if he has lost his innocence. When Reverend Sykes says "this ain't fit for miss Jean Louise or you boys either" it is mind of a wake up call that he is still just a child and this entire trail is a lot to take in.
"One corner of the yard, though, bewildered Maycomb. Against the fence, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atkinson, had Miss Maudie deigned to permit a geranium on her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewell's." (Page 173)
I think that this is the most important quote of the section because I think it is trying to show that no matter who you are and where you live, you always have this good side or something about you that makes you beautiful and you are not just denoted by your surroundings. Right before this quote, Scout talks about how the house and yard are all falling apart and in disrepair, and I feel like this contrast between the trash strewn living conditions and these perfectly taken care of flowers show how even people like the Ewells are human and good in some way. The first line of this quote also interests me because when it says that these flowers bewildered the people of Maycomb, it shows how the Ewells cover up their good side and because they are such horrible people normally no body can image them being caring and kind, which does not bode well for the trial. The last thing that I have to say about this quote that I think makes it important it the fact they Harper Lee specifically says that the flowers were Mayella Ewell's. By saying this specifically, I think that Lee is trying to express to us how Mayella is sweet and fragile while the family around her is trashy and violent, and I believe that in this case, since it is about her rape, it will show the harshness of her family and how she is very fragile compared to them and might not fully be able to handle all of the problems that being an Ewell brings.
(Chapters 20-22) "Jem was staring at his half-eaten cake. 'It's like bein‘ a caterpillar in a cocoon, that's what it is,' he said. “Like somethin' asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that's what they seemed like.'" I think this is the line that we have all been waiting for. Jem and Scout both realize how wrong Maycomb is. They will now be able to see how wrong the world is. Scout and Jem both loosely throw around the n-word because everyone in the town says it and they think it's okay, but now they realize not everything this town does is right. Jem honestly thought they were going to win the case because he had faith and the town and it's people. We all saw what was coming but Jem didn't. And why not? Because he has grown up surrounded by this town and the world's unfair rule that made him superior to other races, and the saddest part is that he didn't even realize he was playing the world's game with an advantage. Jem has lost his innocence and Scout in some way has too.
"We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe—some people are smarter than others, some people have more opportunity because they're born with it, some men make more money than others, some ladies make better cakes than others—some people are born gifted beyond the normal scope of most men." (Page 209)
I think that this is the most important quote in the section because the people in Maycomb aren't always very accepting and generally wouldn't sit through something like this but when Atticus spoke, they listened. Of course, they might not have agreed, but he at least got to speak his mind and the people listened. So even though Maycomb has some strong views, now they've heard Atticus explain his opinions and who knows, it may help some others sing a different tune as well and break tradition. Even people finding a reason as to why they think Atticus accepts the case and is actually trying to win it may be good, like with Dolphus Rsymond giving them a reason to think he's misguided so that's why it's ok he's messed up in their eyes.
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ReplyDeleteAlice 4&5
ReplyDelete"Now you're in it and you can't get out of it, you'll just stay in it, Miss Priss!" (page 47.) This quote can be taken as a direct reference to Scout trying to please her brother, but it can also be thought of as a more general way of foreshadowing the restrictive nature of this town. Clearly, not many people leave or enter this town in a permanent way. If you take this quote out of its context, then you can really see just how much it can relate to an overall suffocation of dreams. Because, this town clearly doesn't have many opportunities for its residents in terms of employment. You can either be a teacher, a lawyer, someone who works at the post office, or a farmer. These jobs, however useful they may be to the community as a whole, are not going to fulfill every child's dream of becoming a dancer or a fireman. This quote, if you let it, shows the unfortunate habit this community has with dooming hopes and dreams of leaving the town and replacing them with an only somewhat satisfactory lifestyle.
Nailah Chapters 6 and 7
ReplyDelete"Jem shuddered. 'Like somebody was readin‘ my mind… like somebody could tell what I was gonna do. Can't anybody tell what I'm gonna do lest they know me, can they, Scout?'" (Page 60)
I think this quote is important because it shows how Jem is more worried than Scout thinks he is. When Dill was with them, Jem acted tough and unafraid, but as soon as Dill left, Jem began to confide in Scout. Dill has been a major influence on Scout's brother, and not in a good way. This quote also shows that someone has been paying attention to Jem, Dill, and Scout. They're one step ahead of them, which means they must already know how they function. That would mean that they could get them if they wanted to, so why haven't they? Why are they hiding? This quote gives us one more piece of evidence about Boo Radley, or whomever is in the house observing them.
Emery (chapters 6&7)
ReplyDelete"From then on, we considered everything we found in the knot-hole our property." (Page 60)
I think that this is the most important quote in the section because I think that the times found in the knot hole will come back in the story in some way. I don't think that they just appear and disappear, I'm curious to see what their significance is, though. So far in the knot hole, they've found, gum, pennies, twine, carved soap, more gum, and a pocket watch with a chain and knife. Now that the knot hole is filled, I'm wondering if they will still find or receive items somehow but it may just stop.
Nick Chapters 6-7
ReplyDelete" “When I went back for my breeches—they were all in a tangle when I was gettin‘ out of 'em, I couldn't get ‘em loose. When I went back—” Jem took a deep breath. “When I went back, they were folded across the fence… like they were expectin' me.” " (pg. 59)
This quote shows how there is something or someone out there looking at Jem and Scout. It revels that even if it is the Radley's doing these things like the hole in the tree and the folded up pants that maybe they aren't that bad. But if it's not them that someone is looking after them. This just adds more mystery to the story and could lead to many twists and turns.
Daywe Chapter 13-14
ReplyDelete"'You're not a boy. Boys get out and play baseball with other boys, they don't hang around the house worryin' their folks.'
Dill's voice was his own again: 'Oh, they ain't mean. They kiss you and hug you good night and good mornin‘ and good-bye and tell you they love you...'"(pp. 145)
I think this is the most important quote in the story because it mirrors Scouts situation. Her whole life she's been able to act without the weight of being a "lady" and now that she's growing older and Aunt Alexandra is staying with the family, there's more pressure to conform to the mold of a lady. Scout has a very strong mind and will not be changed so easily. She knows that her family loves her but her families views are beginning to drift from hers. Jem has crossed that barrier where he now thinks that it's not acceptable to be seen with Scout and he agrees with Aunt Alexandra that she needs to "grow up and be a lady".
William chapter 13-14
ReplyDelete"I felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me, and for the second time in my life I thought of running away." (pp. 138)
Throughout the recent sections, Scout has felt herself being thrust into the role of a proper lady. Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia, and Mrs. Dubose have all either critiqued her dress or made her wear a dress. Less recently, Dill and Jem make her go away because she is a girl. People have started to think of her more as a girl than as Scout. Atticus, on the other hand, has encouraged her to escape boxes and stereotypes, such as the ones that go along with the Finch name. Scout does not want to be forced into being a girl.
Hope
ReplyDeleteChapters 13&14
"It was a sad thing that my father had neglected to tell me about the Finch Family, or to install any pride into his children." -Scout Pg. 133
I think this is an important quote because it is the first time we see Scout call Atticus her father, and we see her say it a couple more times throughout the chapters. I think the reason she starts calling Atticus father is because Aunt Alexandra just moved in and she feels closer to Atticus because he will take her side. He is a safe zone away from Aunt Alexandra. I also think the part about installing pride into their lives (Jem and Scouts) is important because I think it again shows the type of man Atticus is. I think he is the type of man that believes you have to find your own pride and get everything for yourself. Also, he probably didn't want his children to think that that is all they are and will ever be. That's important because, obviously, Atticus did not follow in the Finch's footsteps and went a different route, so I think he is trying to teach his children that. Later on her says, “I don't want you to remember it. Forget it," when Scout is saying she can't remember all the mannerisms the Finch's are supposed to practice, and this reinforces him trying to show his children they can create there own footsteps.
Zach chapter 13-14
ReplyDelete“Why do you reckon Boo Radley’s never run off?” Dill sighed a long sigh and turned away from me. “Maybe he doesn’t have anywhere to run off to...” -dill (pg 146)
I think that scout doesn't understand why dill ran away because by her reaction with this question I think she thinks it's just I principle of running away and you can to it whenever you want to. By her asking why boo radley didn't or hasn't run away yet is showing that she thinks you can just run away whenever you feel like it you feel like it and it ain't have an Impact on whomever you ran away from because of Atticus response. I think that this quote is the most important because it opens up opportunity for radley house explorations. Those scenes are my favorite because I was able to picture them in my head but it was also at the end so opening up a chapter doesn't have to jump right into it it can like bring back the line. I think it is also the most important quote because the book said that jem breaking his arm was all with the radleys and like I said this opens up opportunity for that as well
Ryan (Chapter 15)
ReplyDelete"'That'll do, Scout.' Atticus put his hand on my shoulder. 'Don't kick folks. No —' he said, as I was pleading justification...
'All right, Mr. Finch, get ‘em outa here,' someone growled. 'You got fifteen seconds to get 'em outa here.'" (Pg. 154)
I think this quote is important because it shows a lot about these people, mostly Atticus. Scout kicked someone who was mean to Jem right before this quote starts and that shows that she is willing to stand up for others. I think how Atticus replied was more important. Atticus is shown to have a set of morals and rules that are to be followed at all times. He is patient, with the men who are trying to hurt him and with Scout, while the men that he was opposing were very rushed telling Atticus that he only has a few seconds to get the kids away.
Carly (chapter 15)
ReplyDelete"Atticus and Jem were well ahead of us, and I assumed that Atticus was giving him hell for not going home, but I was wrong. As they passed under a streetlight, Atticus reached out and massaged Jem's hair, his one gesture of affection."
This quote is important because it shows that Atticus cares about them. In the last few chapters, we have seen Atticus grow further and further apart, but this quote shows that he is still there for them. It also shows that even though we have learned to see Atticus as a character who knows what to do in every situation, he isn't perfect and his kids are there to help him. If Jem had left, Scout could not have driven the men away.
Camille (chapter 17)
ReplyDeleteReverend Sykes leaned across Dill and me, pulling at Jem's elbow. “Mr. Jem,” he said, “you better take Miss Jean Louise home. Mr. Jem, you hear me?”
Jem turned his head. “Scout, go home. Dill, you'n‘Scout go home.”
“You gotta make me first,” I said, remembering Atticus's blessed dictum.
Jem scowled furiously at me, then said to Reverend Sykes, “I think it's okay, Reverend, she doesn't understand it.”
I was mortally offended. “I most certainly do, I c'n understand anything you can.”
“Aw hush. She doesn't understand it, Reverend, she ain't nine yet.”
Reverend Sykes's black eyes were anxious. “Mr. Finch know you all are here? This ain't fit for Miss Jean Louise or you boys either.” (PAGE 175)
I think this quote is important because it shows how highly Jem thinks of himself and how he thinks he is an adult. There are many things Jem does, like rat out Dill, that make him seem as if he has lost his innocence. When Reverend Sykes says "this ain't fit for miss Jean Louise or you boys either" it is mind of a wake up call that he is still just a child and this entire trail is a lot to take in.
Griffin - Blog Post #7 - Chapter 17
ReplyDelete"One corner of the yard, though, bewildered Maycomb. Against the fence, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atkinson, had Miss Maudie deigned to permit a geranium on her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewell's." (Page 173)
I think that this is the most important quote of the section because I think it is trying to show that no matter who you are and where you live, you always have this good side or something about you that makes you beautiful and you are not just denoted by your surroundings. Right before this quote, Scout talks about how the house and yard are all falling apart and in disrepair, and I feel like this contrast between the trash strewn living conditions and these perfectly taken care of flowers show how even people like the Ewells are human and good in some way.
The first line of this quote also interests me because when it says that these flowers bewildered the people of Maycomb, it shows how the Ewells cover up their good side and because they are such horrible people normally no body can image them being caring and kind, which does not bode well for the trial.
The last thing that I have to say about this quote that I think makes it important it the fact they Harper Lee specifically says that the flowers were Mayella Ewell's. By saying this specifically, I think that Lee is trying to express to us how Mayella is sweet and fragile while the family around her is trashy and violent, and I believe that in this case, since it is about her rape, it will show the harshness of her family and how she is very fragile compared to them and might not fully be able to handle all of the problems that being an Ewell brings.
(Chapters 20-22)
ReplyDelete"Jem was staring at his half-eaten cake. 'It's like bein‘ a caterpillar in a cocoon, that's what it is,' he said. “Like somethin' asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that's what they seemed like.'"
I think this is the line that we have all been waiting for. Jem and Scout both realize how wrong Maycomb is. They will now be able to see how wrong the world is. Scout and Jem both loosely throw around the n-word because everyone in the town says it and they think it's okay, but now they realize not everything this town does is right. Jem honestly thought they were going to win the case because he had faith and the town and it's people. We all saw what was coming but Jem didn't. And why not? Because he has grown up surrounded by this town and the world's unfair rule that made him superior to other races, and the saddest part is that he didn't even realize he was playing the world's game with an advantage. Jem has lost his innocence and Scout in some way has too.
"We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe—some people are smarter than others, some people have more opportunity because they're born with it, some men make more money than others, some ladies make better cakes than others—some people are born gifted beyond the normal scope of most men." (Page 209)
ReplyDeleteI think that this is the most important quote in the section because the people in Maycomb aren't always very accepting and generally wouldn't sit through something like this but when Atticus spoke, they listened. Of course, they might not have agreed, but he at least got to speak his mind and the people listened. So even though Maycomb has some strong views, now they've heard Atticus explain his opinions and who knows, it may help some others sing a different tune as well and break tradition. Even people finding a reason as to why they think Atticus accepts the case and is actually trying to win it may be good, like with Dolphus Rsymond giving them a reason to think he's misguided so that's why it's ok he's messed up in their eyes.