"Not only a Finch waiting on tables, but one in the courthouse lawing for [negroes]!"
--Mrs. Dubose
Before this quote I used, Scout and Jem were walking home after buying a baton and a miniature steam engine. Mrs. Dubose, their mean neighbor, stopped them and began to harass them. It reached its peak with the quote above.
Afterwards, Jem used the baton to cut the tops off Mrs. Dubose's Camellia bushes.
I don't think Mrs. Dubose had any right to say something like that to someone. While she was entitled to her own opinion, she should not voice it in such a nasty way. It would have been much better if she only voiced her opinion in a debate. But she put forward her opinions on a lawsuit to two kids walking home, insulting the siblings in a number of different ways, such as clothing and lifestyle. It was also unethical to insult a group of people filled with kind and intelligent people by calling them such a hateful name.
I have witnessed many racial divides in our society that are indirectly racist: Neighborhoods that are mostly white or mostly black, when our town is 60% black and 30% white. At school, kids tend to hang out with members of their own race. There are racial differences in how often kids get in trouble. It was all over the news how voters needed a driver's license to vote, taking rights of poor voters away. This directly affected the voting rights of blacks as well, since they are poorer in general. Both the quote and the voter ID law show racial separation built into our own society. While almost nobody says the things that Mrs. Dubose said in that passage anymore, there are still beliefs like this built into our society.
i really liked the way you described and broken everything down its really good just would of like to at least seen a picture
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what you are saying. I think there is definitely a line between exercising freedom of speech and being rude and hateful. The way Ms.Dubose voiced her opinion was not right but at the same time you have to ask yourself, should freedom of speech have limits?
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what you are saying. I think there is definitely a line between exercising freedom of speech and being rude and hateful. The way Ms.Dubose voiced her opinion was not right but at the same time you have to ask yourself, should freedom of speech have limits?
ReplyDeletei agree with both you and sequan. there is definitely a line. yes, you should be able to say whatever you want but there are limits i think.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement. I do believe that Mrs.Dubose went fo far especially in front of children. To say such woeds like she used in front Jem and Scout was uncalled for and was rude. Even though ppeople do have the right to voice their opinion people often try to use that as an excuse to say what they want to say. But then again their should be boundaries eapecially when you're speaking to children.
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