Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him. (Lee 102)
Racial Prejudice
"You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here- they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?" (Lee 158)
Knowledge & Education
"Jean Louise. I've had about enough of you this morning. You're starting off on the wrong foot in every way, my dear. Hold out your hand. "(Lee 28)
Family
"Well, in the first place you never stopped to gimme a chance to tell you my side of it - you just lit right into me." (Lee 133)
Justice vs Societal Norms
"For a number of reasons. The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this country in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again." (Lee 100)
Fear
Jem threw open the gate and sped to the side of the house, slapped it with his palm and ran back past us, not waiting to see if his foray was successful. (Lee 18)