To Kill a Mockingbird
What literary device does the author use to tell the story?
flashback
Puritans were very religious Christians and they had a strict interpretation of the Bible. They believed that anything enjoyable was sinful, that all members of the community should be required to attend church regularly to prove they were true Christians, and they believed that anything "bad" that happened to them (i.e. a failed crop or sick child) was the result of God punishing them for some "evil" going on in the town.
This created a lot of suspicion around others; also, many believed in literal witches and witchraft.
What does Mrs. Putnam blame on witchcraft?
A. Her husband's cancer
B. Bad weather
C. The death of seven of her children in infancy
D. Raids by Native Americans
C.
What ultimately happens to John Proctor at the end of the play?
He is hanged for denying the charge of witchcraft.
What is a thesis statement?
The one sentence that summarizes the main claim or argument in an essay. It must completely answer the prompt, and it's usually in the last sentence of the introduction.
The narrator of the book is Scout, but she switches between telling the story from the perspective of a(n) ______ to sometimes being from the perspective of a(n) ________.
A. grown woman; tired citizen
B. young girl; reminiscing adult
C. angry mother; calm child
D. cool-headed lady; tomboy
B. young girl; reminiscing adult
What is Abigail's motivation for faking "possession" by witchcraft? What are the other girls' motivations?
Abigail wants to accuse John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth, in order to have John Proctor all to herself.
The other girls don't want to get in trouble for dancing naked in the woods.
What "gift" does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor when Mary returns home from the trials?
a little poppet (doll); Abigail put a needle in its belly so that she could pretend that Elizabeth Proctor was "bewitching" her using the doll, but Abigail just stabbed herself with a needle.
Why does Elizabeth Proctor lie when she is interviewed in court about why Abigail was fired?
She is trying to protect her husband from shame, but ironically her lie actually condemned him since he had just confessed.
What is a topic sentence?
The first sentence of the body paragraphs that states the argument of that one paragraph. The topic sentence must align with the thesis statement.
Name ONE example of an allusion in To Kill a Mockingbird.
(an allusion is a reference to something/someone from history, mythology, religion, or pop culture)
EX: historical allusion to President FDR with "nothing to fear but fear itself"
Does John Proctor consider himself a "good" man? Why or why not?
He does not consider himself a good man because he feels extreme guilt for having a physical affair with Abigail and betraying his wife. That decision led to his wife being charged of witchcraft and arrested.
What commandment does Jogn Proctor forget when Reverend Hale quizzes him?
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
At first, Mary Warren is willing to testify that Abigail is lying and making up the whole "witchcraft" possession. Why does she later turn against John Proctor and accuse HIM of witchcraft instead?
Because Abigail and the other girls were pretending that Mary Warren was a witch, and she chose to save herself and condemn the Proctors.
Label the CONCRETE, the SUBJECT, and the OPINION in this thesis:
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses colorful diction to characterize Daisy as pure.
CONCRETE: colorful diction
SUBJECT: characterize Daisy
OPINION: Daisy is pure
Why does Scout cry when she sees Boo for the first time at the end of the novel?
She realizes that Boo is the one that saved Jem's life and her own life, and she cries (much like Jem did back when the tree hole was filled with cement) when she finally sees Boo Radley's humanity.
What is John Proctor's chief complaint about Reverend Parris's sermons?
They focus too much on hell and less on heaven; also, he preaches about money and Proctor believes that Reverend Parris lusts after money too much for a man of god (as evident from Parris's golden candlesticks at the church).
As Giles Corey is being tortured with heavy stones laid upon his chest as he's interviewed about witchcraft, why does he only say, "More weight" instead of denying the charges?
Because if he denies the charges of witchcraft or accepts them, his land will be forfeited and his children will not inherit anything. He does it for his children.
Proctor: "Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God's fingers? I'll tell you what's walking Salem--vengeance is walking Salem. We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom and common vengeance writes the law!"
Proctor is calling out the real reason why people are being accused of witchcraft (for people to enact personal revenge on others), and he is pointing out the ridiculous nature of letting scheming girls run the town and decide who lives and dies.
Which thesis statement completely answers this prompt: Read the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. In a well-written, multi-paragraph essay, analyze how the author uses personification to create mood.
A. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," Edgar Allen Poe uses comparisons to create mood.
B. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," Edgar Allen Poe uses personification to create mood.
C. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," Edgar Allen Poe uses personification to create a fearful mood.
D. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," Edgar Allen Poe uses similes to create a creepy mood.
C. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," Edgar Allen Poe uses personification to create a fearful mood.
It shows that she has finally been able to empathize with Boo Radley by imagining life from his perspective. This relates to the theme that Atticus has been repeating throughout the book: you never really know someone until you put yourself in their shoes.
Who is the FIRST person Abigail claims practiced witchcraft? Why does she blame this person in particular?
Tituba; Abigail blames Tituba because she is a convenient scapegoat. Tituba is a black slave and therefore has even less power in the town than Abigail, a young white girl, so the townspeople are likely to be prejudiced against Tituba and believe she was involved with "witchcraft."
What was Mr. Putnam's MAIN motivation of charging so many of his neighbors of witchcraft.
to be able to take their land
Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, wrote this play in the 1960s as a metaphor to condemn McCarthyism. Explain the connection between the Salem Witch Trials and the government's hunt for Communists at that time.
Like the witch trials, people were jailed without solid evidence and "told" on each other in order to enact vengeance or in order to save themselves from punishment. The craze spread like a virus, much like the witch trials.
Create THREE topic sentences that align with this thesis:
In "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner uses color symbolism, imagery, and deathly diction to characterize Miss Emily as a delusional villain.
-Faulkner uses color symbolism to characterize Emily has a villain.
-Then, Faulkner uses imagery to show Emily's villainous character.
-Finally, Faulkner uses deathly diction to characterize Miss Emily as an evil person.