Grad

             1. "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." Pg. 112
             2. "If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks." Pg. 30
             3. "It is not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike- in the second place; folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." Pg. 126
             4. "As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it-whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash." Pg. 220
             5. "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." (p.33)
             I chose the title "Reality" for my essay because many people are faced with issues like racism and acceptance. All these quotes have to deal with subjects that everyone can relate to. Everybody has the right to be treated fairly and with respect. No one has to right to be disrespected; everyone should be treated equally. These are one of the many aspects of today's society that everyone has to deal with. Many of the characters in the novel are not what they truly seem to be. Most would think of Boo Radley as an isolated madman, Miss Dubose as a mean spirited old woman, and Dolphous Raymond as a social abnormal. These people are hated by most, but these are not f
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