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I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 11, spoken by the character Atticus

The Climb—Miley Cyrus

The struggles I'm facingThe chances I'm takingSometimes might knock me down, but….

There's always gonna be another mountainI'm always gonna wanna make it moveAlways gonna be an uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to loseAin't about how fast I get thereAin't about what's waitin' on the other sideIt's the climb

This song relates to this quote because it talks about overcoming obstacles. Atticus is trying to show that courage is fighting for what you should believe in. He wants them to know it is okay to lose but getting back up is what counts. Even though you might not win it’s about fighting for what’s rights. This song is about even though you might not win you still need to try.

Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 9, spoken by the character Atticus

If Everyone Cared--Nickelback

And as we lie beneath the starsWe realize how small we areIf they could love like you and meImagine what the world could beIf everyone cared and nobody criedIf everyone loved and nobody liedIf everyone shared and swallowed their prideThen we'd see the day when nobody died__When nobody died...__

Even though some people may seem and act like they have prejudices, everyone has at one time or another. Although the people of Maycomb may not have to deal with Negros often when they do it brings out the worst in them. Atticus doesn’t understand why people don’t care about others but about their skin color. The song is about that if everyone cares about others the world will be a better place.

She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 12

What it Feels Like for a Girl--Madonna

But secretly you'd love to know what it's likeWouldn't youWhat it feels like for a girl

Hurt that's not supposed to showAnd tears that fall when no one knowsWhen you're trying hard to be your bestCould you be a little lessDo you know what it feels like for a girlDo you know what it feels like in this worldWhat it feels like for a girl

Calpurnia is happy to see Scout in the kitchen, she is glad for the company and she knows Scout is going through a tough time. Scout is so used to being around boys and men, Atticus, Jem and Dill. She doesn’t know how to act or behave like a girl. The Madonna song asks if you know what it feels like to be a girl and then trying to figure it out. Just like Scout, the song is working out what it is to be a girl in a man’s world.

I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 23, spoken by the character Scout

Imagine—John Lennon

Imagine all the peopleLiving for today...

Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the world...You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will live as one

In this quote I believe Scout is trying to say that even though we look different on the outside we all are the same on the inside. During this time period there is much racism but Scout believes people are equal. The song is talking about a world that Scout is imagining. This world is a place where people can just be who they are. Everyone is at peace with one another, this is what Scout hopes for.

The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box. As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 23, spoken by the character Atticus

One--CreedSociety blind by colorWhy hold down one to raise anotherDiscrimination now on both sidesSeeds of hate blossom furtherThe world is heading for mutinyWhen all we want is unityWe may rise and fall, but in the endWe meet our fate together

One, oh one,The only way is oneOne, oh one,The only way is oneI feel angry I feel helplessWant to change the worldI feel violent I feel aloneDon't try and change my mind

Atticus is saying that no matter what color you should be able to get fair treatment in the courtroom. The song is trying to say everyone should be treated the same, as one. Atticus feels that you shouldn’t bring your beliefs in the courtroom only take the evidence into you decision. Atticus is saying even if you are rich being racist makes you trash. In the song it says that even though people are mean don’t let them get to you.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 11

Sing—My Chemical Romance

Sing it out, boy they’re gonna sell what tomorrow meansSing it out, girl before they gonna kill what tomorrow bringsYou’ve got to make a choiceIf the music drowns you outAnd raise your voiceEvery single time they try and shut your mouthSing it for the boysSing it for the girlsEvery time that you lose it sing it for the worldSing it from the heartSing it till you’re nutsSing it out for the ones that’ll hate your gutsSing it for the deafSing it for the blindSing about everyone that you left behindSing it for the worldSing it for the world

Scout is starting to realize that you can be brave without resorting to violence. She sees that her father has to stand up for what he believes in. In the song even though people may to harm you and try to put you down you have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Just like Atticus is standing up for Tom the song says to stand up for those who need you.