With Friends Like These in Maycomb

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With Friends Like These… in Maycomb

DIRECTIONS: Read each statement from Dorothy Rowe’s informational text “With Friends Like These…” and analyze how it can be applied to Maycomb’s citizens in To Kill a Mockingbird using textual evidence from the novel.

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Quote from “With Friends Like These…” / Application to Maycomb’s citizens in To Kill a Mockingbirdusing textual evidence from the novel
“…Friendships are vitally important; central to our enjoyment of life” (7).
“Since no two people ever have exactly the same experience, no two people ever see anything in exactly the same way” (12-13).
“Because we cannot see reality directly, all our ideas are guesses about what is going on” (20-21).
“When these ideas are shown by events to be reasonably accurate, that is, our ideas are validated, we feel secure in ourselves…” (24-26).
“The people who can validate us best are those we can see as equals, and with whom there can be mutual affection, trust, loyalty and acceptance” (94-96).

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With Friends Like These… in Maycomb

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Quote from “With Friends Like These…” / Application to Maycomb’s citizens in To Kill a Mockingbirdusing textual evidence from the novel
“…Friendships are vitally important; central to our enjoyment of life” (7). / The relationships between Dill and Scout/Scout and Jem/Dill and Jem; When Scout goes to school, Cal admits that she missed having Scout around. They might not be considered friends, but it shows how one person directly affects another’s enjoyment of life.
“Since no two people ever have exactly the same experience, no two people ever see anything in exactly the same way” (12-13). / Atticus’s “climb into his skin and walk around in it” quote is the same message as this statement; Scout’s reaction to Walter at lunch shows that they do not see things in the same way
“Because we cannot see reality directly, all our ideas are guesses about what is going on” (20-21). / Jem/Scout/Dill’s thoughts on what goes on inside the Radley Place and who they think Boo really is are guesses—they have no reality when it comes to Boo.
“When these ideas are shown by events to be reasonably accurate, that is, our ideas are validated, we feel secure in ourselves…” (24-26). / Scout’s thoughts on who Boo is are validated when she hears him laughing inside and when they see the shadow; they are now convinced that all the rumors about him are true, which is why Scout nearly vomits when she finds out Boo covered her in a blanket during the fire.
“The people who can validate us best are those we can see as equals, and with whom there can be mutual affection, trust, loyalty and acceptance” (94-96). / While Dill’s history is unknown, Scout and Jem consider him an equal so theirs is a relationship of mutual respect.

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