On page 59 of to kill a mockingbird it says "Atticus told me to delte the adjectives and I'd have the facts" what does this mean?
2006-12-07 14:38:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It means to get rid of extra stuff and biases to just have the facts, I think, but I don't have the book with me.
2006-12-11 09:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means, remove the adjectives, words which modify or specify the noun... and you have the facts without noun embellishment.
For example: I used to live in a Colonial Home in snowy Colorado for many years. Take out the adjectives and you have all the facts, which is, "I lived in a home in Colorado for years."
Catchy, isn't it? :) Good Luck! And good grades!
2006-12-07 14:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Sandra Dee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple; adjectives are descriptive and therefore opinions. However nouns and verbs are tangible objects and actions. You can't argue that Carl Lewis ran, but you can argue if he was fast, graceful or athletic.
2006-12-07 14:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by klnichollsrn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make it simple the way I descibe it might is my reality like I say the sky was dark blue and you say no the sky was a navy blue
who is right and what is the point of the adjective, it;s blue perceived two ways
2006-12-07 14:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. It means that Jem's exaggerating.
"...but Jem said they accomplished more than the Americans ever did, they invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming..."
What it really means is that Egyptians invented "paper" and "embalming".
2006-12-07 17:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by cecikuna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋