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Select a quote from the reading to kill a mockingbird chapters 1-3 section that you like or that makes you think. Write out the quote (put it in quotation marks), include the page number, and explain why you chose it. Be sure to write in complete and correct sentences.

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"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 . . . [s]omehow it was hotter then . . . 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. . . . There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself."

This quotation, from Chapter 1, is Scout’s introductory description of Maycomb. Scout emphasizes the slow pace, Alabama heat, and old-fashioned values of the town, in which men wear shirt collars, ladies use talcum powder, and the streets are not paved, turning to “red slop” in the rain. This description situates Maycomb in the reader’s mind as a sleepy Southern town; Scout even calls it “tired.” It also situates Scout concerning the narrative: she writes of the time when she “first knew” Maycomb, indicating that she embarks upon this recollection of her childhood much later in life, as an adult. The description also provides important clues about the story’s chronological setting: in addition to now-outdated elements such as mule-driven Hoover carts and dirt roads, it also refers to the widespread poverty of the town, implying that Maycomb is in the midst of the Great Depression.

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One quote from "To Kill a Mockingbird" chapters 1-3 that stands out to me is: "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" (Lee 39).

I chose this quote because it highlights the importance of empathy and understanding in our interactions with others. Atticus Finch, the character who says this line, is teaching his daughter Scout to see things from other people's perspectives. He believes that this is essential for being a good person and a good member of society.

I think this quote is particularly relevant today, as we live in a world that can be very divisive and polarized. It's easy to demonize people who hold different beliefs or come from different backgrounds, but Atticus's words remind us that we need to make an effort to understand where others are coming from. By doing so, we can work towards greater understanding, compassion, and unity.

Hope this helps.
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