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sharmap
sharmap
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High School - 9th Grade

What does this quote mean?

"There ain't one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so i'm gonna join the circus and laugh my head off."

(pg 216)

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Posted by sharmap on Sunday March 29, 2009 at 9:02 PM and tagged with harper lee, quote, to kill a mocking bird, to kill a mockingbird.

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  1. nattpalm
    nattpalm Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    The character understands that he cannot change the world around him and their misconceptions. Instead of fighting with those people he is going to live his life and be happy.  

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    Posted by nattpalm on Sunday March 29, 2009 at 10:17 PM


  2. wwjd Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    Dill says this after the trial. He feels helpless and angry about Tom's conviction. Now, he says that he might as well just ignore the horrible way that people think about each other and treat each other, because he feels that he cannot do anything about it.

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    Posted by wwjd on Thursday April 2, 2009 at 1:14 PM

  3. cheesepie14
    cheesepie14 Student

    Dill feels horrible about what they did to Tom so he wants to shut away all of the horrible things that people do to one another and instead laugh.

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    Posted by cheesepie14 on Thursday April 2, 2009 at 3:20 PM