Atticus does not pretend to be better than anyone. He is not racist and does not put on airs. He raises his children with the same standards that he raises himself with. Other people in the town make up long lies that they blame on others, using race as a key part.
I think its "My brother's room is so messy that it looks like a meteor hit it". I'm not too sure though, I'm stuck between "I can tell that I sing really well by the way my dog howls along" and "My brother's room is so messy that it looks like a meteor hit it".
State of being. Action is a movement