Tag: hitler, neighborly, prejudice

Miss Gates is a nice lady, ain’t she?”Why sure,” said Jem. “I liked her when I was in her room.”She hates Hitler a lot . . .”What’s wrong with that?”Well, she went on today about how bad it was him treating the Jews like that. Jem, it’s not right to persecute anybody, is it? I mean have mean thoughts about anybody, even, is it?”Gracious no, Scout. What’s eatin’ you?”Well, coming out of the courthouse that night Miss Gates was— she was going’ down the steps in front of us, you musta not seen her— she was talking with Miss Stephanie Crawford. I heard her say it’s time somebody time somebody taught ’em a lesson, they were gettin’ way above themelves, an’ the next thing they think they can do is marry us. Jem, how can you hate Hitler so bad an’ then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home—