Quote 13
"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 14
"Put that chalk down. I can't afford to break it." (5.12)
Just as wood is precious in the school, chalk, too is hard to come by. Grant has to yell at kids who use too much, writing too thickly, and the students have to take turns writing on their slates because they don't have enough chalk to go around. When Grant is going to punish a kid he cares more about the chalk than their skin.