Quote:” His lips parted into a timid smile, and our neighbor’s image blurred with my sudden tears. “Hey, Boo,” I said.”

This is a very important quote because it is when Scout finally learns the truth about Boo Radley. Since the start of this novel, the children believe that Boo is an old and scary man who is a bad person. Now Scout realizes he isn’t a bad person at all and that he saved Jem and Scout’s lives. Scout also realizes that she and her brother should’t have made fun of Boo in their games and that everything people tell them is not true.

The most common them in this book is growing up and this shows the realization that Boo is a good person and that you should not believe everything you hear. Also it shows that Scout has grown up because she even talks and is really nice to Boo. These acts of kindness show that she understands the type of person he actually is.

Quote:” “It ain’t right,” he muttered, all the way to the corner of the square where we found Atticus waiting. Atticus was standing under the street light looking as though nothing had happened: his vest was buttoned, his collar and tie were neatly in place, his watch-chain glistened, he was his impassive self again. “It ain’t right, Atticus,” said Jem. “No son, it’s not right.”    page 113 part 2

This quote is very important because it shows how Jem has martured throughout the course of the book. At the beginning Jem doesn’t understand about Tom Robinson and what happened. He now realizes how it was wrong that they found him guilty even though he clearly wasn’t. Also it shows how Jem is understanding how white people treat blacks and how it is not right and it is mean. Jem understands now that black people are treated very poorly and that it is wrong.

Since one of the main themes is growing up this quote shows that Jem is growing up and understanding the world and life. At this point in the book Jem is coming to the realization of what is wrong with his town and knows what the right thing is to do. Also, Jem is learning how other people treat each other in his town.

Tkam Journal response 3

Quote:”Long’s you keep makin’ fun o’ me.”

Judge Taylor said, Mr. Finch is not making fun of you. What’s the matter with you?”

This quote shows acceptance from the judge because he understands how Atticus talks to the witness and knows he is doing this for the better of the town. This quote also shows that the woman does feel somewhat guilty because she does not want to answer Atticus’s questions. This quote also shows that the town doesn’t even want to tell the truth about back people and it shows how racist they are.

Atticus wants people to know the truth about Tom and what actually happened. The town doesn’t want to admit that Tom is innocent. It also shows how Atticus never gives up and he keeps trying to show how black people are the same as us.

TKAM Journal response 1

 

Quote: ‘First of all,’ he said, ‘If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-‘

‘Sir?’

‘-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’”

This quote really shows how good of a father Atticus is and how much he teaches his children. Atticus teaches Scout about life and how she won’t understand what it’s like to be black until she literally is black. Racism is a big part in this book because Atticus is defending a black man named Tom Robinson in court. The Finch family is always made fun of because they are “nigger lovers”. The town discriminates  black people just because of their color and treat them very poorly becuase of that.

One of the main themes in this book is growing up. Atticus teaches Scout everything about life and how to be accepting of all people. Atticus also treats Scout very maturely and this helps her grow up and learn about life. This is very important because a lot of people in this book are not very accepting at all. This town doesn’t know any better but to hate and discriminate blacks, but Atticus is trying to change that and shown his kids what he believes.

Tkam Journal response 2

Page 243
Quote: ” We’ve done buisness in this court for years and years, and Mr. Finch is always courteous to everybody. He’s not trying to mock you, he’s trying to be polite. That’s just his way”

This quote shows how important Atticus is in this town and how people respect him. Even though he defends black people he is still respected by his own town. The judge is trying to let the young girl know how nice Atticus is which shows us that the judge respects Atticus. Also even though defending black people may not be the most liked around his town, the judge also says that Atticus is always courteous and a polite person.

In this book you can tell by the tone that many people do not like Atticus for the simple fact that he defends blacks in court. What people don’t realize is that the black people are usually innocent and Atticus shows the town that even though they may not like it. This quote relates to this book also becuase in this part of it he is defending Tom Robinson, a black male who is being accused of rape. Atticus shows the town that he really didn’t do it and he backs it up with facts which I think some of the town respects.