Miss Maudie Atkinson - TKAM Flashcards
What are some of Miss Maudie’s traits?
Sharp Unselfish Acid-tongue Gentle Kind Reasonable Clever Strong Brave Wise Moral Spunky Likeable
In chapter 8 Miss Maudie…
Miss Maudie’s house on fire. This gives us an insight into Miss Maudie’s character. We see she is brave and strong
In the beginning of chapter 10 Miss Maudie…
Miss Maudie explains Atticus’s lesson of not shooting mockingbirds
Towards the end of chapter 10 Miss Maudie…
Miss Maudie explains why Atticus never uses a gun
LESSON Miss Maudie’s Bible/whiskey lesson
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of another”
QUOTE Miss Maudie’s house burns down, but she proves she is strong and brave by trying to look on the bright side
“Always wanted a smaller house, Jem Finch. Gives me more yard. Just think, I’ll have more room for my azaleas now!”
QUOTE Miss Maudie explains Atticus’s theory of shooting a Mockingbird. She says mockingbirds don’t do anything but sing for us. It is a metaphor for protecting the innocent
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird”
QUOTE Miss Maudie explains why Atticus never shoots a gun
“I think maybe he put his gun down when he realised that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he decided he wouldn’t shoot till he had to, and he had to today”
