To Kill a Mockingbird
The talk about the families in Maycomb continues, and Scout is told she is “the product of several generations’ gentle breeding” and should try to “live up to [her] name”
to kill a mockingbird
to kill a mockingbird
From the text:
“Your aunt has asked me to try and impress upon you and Jean Louise that you are not from run-of-the-mill people, that you are the product of several generations’ gentle breeding—” Atticus paused, watching me locate an elusive redbug on my leg.
“Gentle breeding,” he continued, when I had found and scratched it, “and that you should try to live up to your name—”
To Kill a Mockingbird