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Wed Nov-19-08 04:23 PM
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Whose your favorite character in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?? |
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I think Atticus is the hero of the piece, but I think Miss Jean Louise Finch, otherwise known as Scout, is my favorite character.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:23 PM
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:31 PM
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14. mayhaps you be thinking of the "maltese falcon"? |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:25 PM
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I had someone like her in my life when I was the same age as Scout.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:25 PM
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:25 PM
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5. but it's a sin to kill a mockingbird! |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:25 PM
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4. Boo Radley, of course. |
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Edited on Wed Nov-19-08 04:27 PM by TahitiNut
He's the "Stranger in a Strange Land" .... Caliban ... an innocent. He was Scout's Guardian Angel. Few mortals qualify for such a position.
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:04 PM
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:15 PM
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36. He's such a powerful character that he dominates the substory without even appearing ... |
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... until the rescue. He's the "spirit" that transcends race and age and civil authority. He's the proof of Scout's worth. He's Jem's "brother" who helps defend their sister. It's an extraordinary character in modern fiction ... almost a Beowulf.
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:27 PM
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39. was Boo a former soldier with PTSD? |
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Wed Nov-19-08 07:17 PM
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Wikipedia explains the story the way I heard it here in "Maycomb"...
"Down the street from the Lees lived a family whose house was always boarded up; they served as the models for the fictional Radleys. The son of the family got into some legal trouble and the father kept him at home for 24 years out of shame. He was hidden until virtually forgotten and died in 1952."
It is also often said here that Boo may have been based on a a family of mentally ill sons, who were very child-like. 2 of the men were in their 50's or older in the early 1990's, one rode a bicycle all around town, long beard, long hair, never heard him speak. Last I heard a few years ago, they had all died.
For the record, Ms. Lee has had a stroke and is no longer living at her home, but her older sister, who is 90 something, attends her every day. They both remain active in the community to a limited extent.
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Wed Nov-19-08 10:05 PM
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46. Ahh.. thank you. I just watched the movie again very recently, and it crossed my mind |
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but I probably have soldiers with PTSD on my mind too much these days.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:25 PM
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6. Miss Jean Louise Finch is also my favorite character in that book. |
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Though I adore and admire Atticus, I think the way Scout tells the story really brings it to life.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:26 PM
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:27 PM
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8. Dill...he rocks the house. |
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Edited on Wed Nov-19-08 04:29 PM by YOY
Every time in the book he appears I like to picture him with a pimp cane backhanding Scout and Jem for "mouthin" off. I like to imagine that he grew up and became the blues music forerunner of Suge Knight...surounded with a whole crew of fly honeys.
Go Dilly! Go Dilly! Go Go Dilly!!!
Sigh...blame his lack of a father figure in his childhood for his wayward ways!
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:30 PM
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13. And in fact, he grew up to be the author Truman Capote. |
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Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Capote.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:33 PM
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16. Damn...there goes my imagination. |
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Edited on Wed Nov-19-08 04:42 PM by YOY
Now all the fly honeys are buff dudes...and the threats and backhanding are followed up by a mincing little voice. Truman's got a 9 millimeter though in my mind...and he knows how to use it!
Prepare for his next EP under his alias as K-Pote: Tha Kold Blooded Killa!
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:44 PM
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26. She also went with him when he was getting the info to write |
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"In Cold Blood." It's no wonder she became a recluse. I love Capote's short stories "A Thanksgiving Visitor" and "A Christmas Memory." Watch for "A Christmas Memory" on channel that shows old movies. It stars Geraldine Page and it is great.
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Wed Nov-19-08 06:39 PM
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42. Lee did most of the note taking for 'Cold Blood' and |
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a lot of the writing. Capote, however did not give her a credit on the book. Something else- Capote never published another book after 'Cold Blood' and Lee published nothing after 'Mockingbird'. For Capote it was alcohol and drugs, for Lee just alcohol. Tragic figures, really.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:27 PM
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Edited on Wed Nov-19-08 04:27 PM by Taverner
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:27 PM
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10. Calpurnia when she spits in the Finch family grits |
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"Fucking paternalistic crackers!"
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:29 PM
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12. Tim Johnson is the implicit hero of the entire book. |
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:18 PM
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37. His madness does reflect that of the townspeople |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:32 PM
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15. I always liked the sheriff... |
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He seemed to have his thoughts rooted firmly in reality.
I may not be much, Mr. Finch, but I'm still sheriff of Maycomb County. And Bob Ewell fell on his knife. Good night, sir.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:34 PM
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18. I agree, and Paul Fix in the movie was perfectly cast. |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:45 PM
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27. Actually, Paul Fix played the judge, Frank Overton played Sheriff "Heck Tate" |
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He died fairly young, only 49 years old.
I also like this quote of his from the movie: There's a black man dead for no reason. Now the man responsible for it is dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time Mr. Finch. I never heard tell it was against the law for any citizen to do his utmost to prevent a crime from being committed, which is exactly what he did. But maybe you'll tell me it's my duty to tell the town all about it and not to hush it up. Well you know what'll happen then? All the ladies in Maycomb including my wife will be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes. To my way of thinking, taking the one man who's done you and this town a big service and dragging him with his shy ways into the limelight - to me that's a sin... it's a sin. And I'm not about to have it on my head. I may not be much Mr. Finch, but I'm still sheriff of Maycomb County and Bob Ewell fell on his knife. Good night sir.
...always gives me goosebumps! :D
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:48 PM
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28. Thanks for the correction! |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:39 PM
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22. Yes -- the sheriff is a great character! |
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As is the woman who lives across the street from the Finches, whose name escapes me. She had a sense of humor and was a good example of independent womanhood for Scout.
But because I always see Atticus as Gregory Peck, I can't help but love him the best.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:49 PM
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29. Yes! the "woman who lives across the street" |
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I like her too. I used to work with a woman who sounded just like her. Whenever I spoke with her, I thought of "To Kill a Mockingbird." :)
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:37 PM
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20. Jem is a great character, too. |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:38 PM
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21. Believe it or not, I've never read the book. But it's at the top of my |
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To Be Read pile. And it's been decades since I saw the movie, so that's on my Netflix queue.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:39 PM
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I can still hear Scout saying in that voice of wonderment, "Hey Boo." One of the best movies ever made from a book also.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:40 PM
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24. Well, my favorite character name is Zeebo. n/t |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:42 PM
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25. All of them, but if I HAD to choose - Atticus Finch |
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A true hero. I even liked Walter Cunningham, even if he did put syrup over all his food.
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:49 PM
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30. Me too. I love them all but Atticus is just one hell of a powerful good man. |
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:52 PM
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31. Who else saw it in the theater when it first came out in 1962? |
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I was 12, and rode my bike to the local theater about a mile away on a Saturday, and saw it by myself. Movies were 25 cents then, and my allowance was 50 cents, so I did that pretty often. I had no idea what it was going to be of course. I was blown away by it, never forgot it. I've been a Gregory Peck fan ever since.
Actually I had never seen any of his other films before that because they weren't shown on TV, and videos didn't exist then. You had to see a movie in the theater when it came out, or you were out of luck.
Those prices were cool though! :)
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:56 PM
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40. Yes, I did...I was 16 |
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I had already read the book, and was amazed that the movie was just as good.
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:09 PM
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33. One night the KKK burned a cross on a San Diego mountain top |
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Just to be sure the good people of La Jolla knew their WASP community was safe from non-white influence.
A young Gregory Peck watched that and remembered it.
Not every cross on a mountaintop is a war memorial or a symbol of Jaybuz -- some represent the worst humanity has to offer.
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:12 PM
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34. The dog that Atticus shot in the street |
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Sure, he was rabid, but he was my favorite.
Second favorite was the guy who looked at the dog and told Atticus that he hadn't quite shot him between the eyes.
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Wed Nov-19-08 05:13 PM
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35. We call our cat "Atticus". n/t |
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Wed Nov-19-08 07:24 PM
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44. You've read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and you misspell "who's"? |
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Thu Nov-20-08 10:44 AM
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49. Sure I know Who's is for Who Is, but I got sloppy, I shoulda expected the spelling police would be |
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Edited on Thu Nov-20-08 10:46 AM by WI_DEM
on my case. I see you took time out of your ivory tower to correct my spelling in this thread but didn't give an answer to the question.
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Atticus is a close second though...
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