How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Tell him what I done done for this family, Mr. Henri. Tell him to ask his wife all I done done for this family over the years." (3.69)
Miss Emma decides to use the only influence she has with a powerful white family to try to help her godson. She reminds them of all of the years that she worked cooking and taking care of their house, and appeals to their sense of justice to get them to help her.
Quote #5
"But, Mr. Wiggins, now you was looking out that window too, now. I seen you." (8.7)
Injustice isn't just confined to the courthouse. Even Grant Wiggins himself, who is so bitter about the injustice he has experienced, is pretty unfair with his kids. He makes them stand in the corner for looking out the window and not doing their work when that is exactly what he does.
Quote #6
Twelve white men say a black man must die, and another white man sets the date and time without consulting one black person. Justice? (20.63)
This statement has some important and controversial implications. It seems to be saying that unless the people who decide cases are diverse, or at least racially represent the person being accused, justice will not be served. Do you think it's ever possible for people of one race to be just with those of another?