Quote 1
"Apparently," [Dr. Finch] said, "apparently our brethren in the Northland are not content merely with the Supreme Court's activities. They are now trying to change our hymns on us." (7.29)
This anecdote in the Methodist church serves to illustrate the general resistance to change in the South… especially when change messes with religion.
Quote 2
"The South's in its last agonizing birth pain. It's bringing forth something new and I'm not sure I like it, but I won't be here to see it. You will. Men like me and my brother are obsolete and we've got to go, but it's a pity we'll carry with us the meaningful things of this society—there were some good things in it." (14.142)
Uncle Jack is lamenting the end of pre-Civil Rights South. What are the "meaningful things" that are being lost?
Quote 3
"That's because you haven't looked," he said. "You've never opened your eyes." (14.75)
Uncle Jack suggests that Jean Louise is blinded by her own principles. Is he correct? Perhaps she is naïve in believing that others share her principles.