FIVE GREAT WISDOMS from To Kill a Mockingbird -
1. "Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer's day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum." Pg. 11 (Scout)
In this quote, Scout Finch is talking about the town she lives in called Maycomb. She is describing how her town is at the beginning of the book, and this quote becomes more and more important the further into the book you read. Men and women were dressed early and ready to work for the day. It was a happy town filled with joyful people and caring hearts. Scout later describes how the town changes as she grows older. She describes how her point of view has changed and how differently she sees her town. She sees death, sadness, and all of the things she has never noticed before because of her age and innocence. Scout Finch says the town seems to be growing up with her and Jem, and that she misses the old days. Her father still tucks her in every night and teaches her how to read and write, because her father wants her to be the best Finch she can be.
1. "Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer's day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum." Pg. 11 (Scout)
In this quote, Scout Finch is talking about the town she lives in called Maycomb. She is describing how her town is at the beginning of the book, and this quote becomes more and more important the further into the book you read. Men and women were dressed early and ready to work for the day. It was a happy town filled with joyful people and caring hearts. Scout later describes how the town changes as she grows older. She describes how her point of view has changed and how differently she sees her town. She sees death, sadness, and all of the things she has never noticed before because of her age and innocence. Scout Finch says the town seems to be growing up with her and Jem, and that she misses the old days. Her father still tucks her in every night and teaches her how to read and write, because her father wants her to be the best Finch she can be.
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