Lit Paper 2 Quotes

Defiance and Injustice in Antigone

“No one will ever convict me for a traitor”

“And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory”

“And if I die before my time I consider that a gain”

“And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let’s just say I’ve been accused of folly by a fool”

“Do as you like, dishonor the laws the gods hold in honor"

Defiance and Injustice in Song of Solomon

“It’s necessary; It’s got to be done” -Guitar

“Then the world is a zoo, and I can’t live in it.” -Guitar

“It doesn’t matter who did it. Each and every one of them could do it.” -Guitar

“There are no innocent white people, because every one of them is a potential killer.” -Guitar

"Without ever leaving the ground, she could fly." -Milkman

In the end is my beginning in Oedipus Rex

“You are the curse, the corruption of the land!” -Tiresias

“He is the plague.” -Oedipus

“I say you are the murderer you hunt.” -Tiresias

“You and your loved ones live together in infamy, you cannot see how far you’ve gone in guilt.” -Tiresias

In the end is my beginning in Song of Solomon

“A little bird’ll be here in the morning.” -Pilate

“...but when they arrived at Mercy, Mr. Smith has seen the rose petals, heard the music, and leaped on into the air…The next day a colored baby was born inside Mercy for the first time.”