Sunday, December 9, 2012

Mockingbird Quotes #2

Words of Wisdom

“You will not touch him,” Atticus said flatly.  “I don’t want either of you bearing a grudge about this thing, no matter what happens.” Pg. 158


When Atticus tells Scout not to attack her bully, Walter, he is trying to teach her not to hold a grudge especially not for something he is doing.  This is one of the several lessons he tries to teach his kids in hope of making them into better people.  Bob Ewell was one to hold a grudge, he hated the Finch’s for taking away the last bit of credibility he had.  He carries this hatred to his grave, as he attacks Scout and Jem just to be killed by Boo Radley.  Atticus realizes the potential lesson to be taught and tries to engrave this lesson to his children to prevent his children from being unmoral.  These are words of wisdom because one must live life without holding grudges so that they are not weighted down by their grudge.  I remember an old saying I once heard, a man who kicks a stone only hurts his foot.  I feel like this holds truth about life, that acts done in anger only come back as pain.  

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