what does this quote from to kill a mockingbird mean?

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what does this quote from to kill a mockingbird mean?

"...but sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of - oh, of your father." (45)

2006-11-19 07:00:43 · 3 answers · asked by singingsenorita6 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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It means that the Bible can be misused by powerful people to inflict suffering on others, even to a greater degree than this person's abusive whiskey-drinking father.

2006-11-19 11:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by blalskdja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

An annotation of Harper Lee's famous novel

2006-11-19 15:09:00 · answer #2 · answered by Karine G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sometimes, a person who does things supposedly in the name of God is more terrible than a man who does things because he is weak or angry.

2006-11-20 08:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋