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Miss Caroline Quotes In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Chapter 1-5 (7/5/15) “Miss Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me anymore, it would interfere with my reading.” (pg. 22) Miss Caroline’s teaching methods are ineffective and illogical. Teaching your kids how to read early on would help them immensely. It wouldn’t interfere with Scout’s reading, it would make her a better reader. Scout is subjected to Miss Caroline’s wrath for learning to read before any of her peers but Burris Ewell can come to school once a year just to avoid the law. That just doesn’t make any sense. Scout is being singled out by the teacher for having good intentions. For example, Scout tries to tell Miss Caroline the Walter Cunningham situation and she receives a couple slaps to the hand in return. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (pg. 39) Ever since I’ve read this quote said by Atticus, I have tried to live by it. I believe that everyone should live by it. Today, the world is filled with harsh judgements by someone’s appearance or by one bad decision they have made. If we took the time and try to look at things from their perspective, peace will come easily. If someone decides to steal from a store, it doesn’t mean that they’re a …show more content…

Atticus says that even though Tom is innocent, the all-white jury will find him guilty anyway because he is a black man. The people of Maycomb are livid that their best lawyer would defend a black man who “raped” a white woman. Up until now, Maycomb has been displayed as a happy little town, it’s been seen as nothing but positive. The racist and unflattering side of Maycomb has been exposed as they attack the Finches. Even some of the Finches’ family members disapproves of Atticus’s choice. The town believes that Atticus defending a black man puts the Finch name to shame. They believed that he shouldn’t have done what he

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