Maycomb Members
Atticus.
Innocence incarnate.
Mockingbirds
This theme is clear and present on page 39.
Empathy.
This the central conflict of the story.
Tom Robinson's trial.
These fellows show the true character of the society they live in by way of contrast.
Freaks.
This garbage collector can carry a tune like no one else in Maycomb.
Zeebo.
The childlike wonder shown by these puny props show the softer side of Maycomb's perennial poltergeist.
The items found in the hole in the knot of the tree.
This is the true meaning of killing a mockingbird.
The loss of innocence.
This is what the whole novel is apparently about.
Jem breaking his arm.
This is the period of American history when the genre became very popular.
Mid-20th century/post-WWII.
Dill.
This chaotic canine is a metaphor for Atticus's struggle against prejudice in Maycomb.
Tim Johnson.
This cardinal virtue was on full display when Mrs. DuBose met death while being beholden to no one.
Courage.
This is who really harmed Mayella.
Bob Ewell (her father).
People from a certain region of the country hold onto the past in an effort to hold on to this.
Southern identity.
This rotund gentleman is known for his snowy sneezes.
Mr. Avery.
For one lady they show purity of spirit in a dark place, for another lady, it is a sign to some that she is doomed.
Flowers.
The main mockingbird of the novel loses this after his great defeat.
Hope.
This is a building with no ceiling.
First Purchase Church (Calpurnia's Church).
This era of American history set towns like Maycomb back economically decades before the Great Depression.
Reconstruction.
This pint-sized punk talks his way into a pounding in late December.
Francis.
In spaces like this, one is not really in the world even though they really are.
Porches
This seems to be elusive in a town with Maycomb's caste system.
Justice.
This marks a turning point in Jem's process of growing up.
Taking care of Mrs. DuBose.
This is an common element in the imagery of the genre.
The grotesque.