The Green Mile-Book and Film
Characters in Just Mercy
Comparing The Green Mile and Just Mercy
Characters in The Green Mile
Just Mercy-Film
100

What does John Coffey mysteriously heal in Paul, shocking him?

What is a urinary tract infection/bladder infection?

100

This character is the main PROTAGONIST and AUTHOR of Just Mercy

Who is Bryan Stevenson?

100

What central message about the justice system do both films have in common?

What is the justice system is extremely flawed/racist/unfair OR that the death penalty should not exist, etc.

100

What is the name of the brutal guard that the other guards and inmates dislike?

Who is Percy Wetmore?

100

What book does the narrator mention at the beginning of the memoir as taking place in the same city as the case he was defending?

What is To Kill a Mockingbird?

200

What is the name of the death row block where Paul Edgecombe works?

What is E-block?

200

This person is the central focus of Bryan Stevenson's fight for justice in the book

Who is Walter McMillian?

200

What is something that the characters in both films have in common?

What is both are wrongfully convicted?

200

Who is the inmate known for taming a mouse and loving it like a pet?

Who is Eduard Delacroix?

200

The central conflict in Just Mercy is primarily between Bryan Stevenson and the justice system of this state

What is Alabama?

300

What occurs on the day of Delacroix's execution that Edgecomb deems a "bad" death?

What is a thunderstorm?
300

In Walter McMillian's case, Bryan Stevenson plays this role

What is defense attorney?

300

Both films critique this aspect of the American legal system.

What is the death penalty?

300

In the film, what is the name of the woman Paul speaks to in the nursing home?

Who is Elaine?

300

 The organization that Bryan Stevenson created is called...

What is the Equal Justice Initiative?

400

What act does Percy commit that permanently affects how others see him?

What is killing Mr. Jingles/ Botching Del's execution?

400

Walter McMillian was wrongly accused of murdering this 18-year-old girl who worked at the Monroe County Cleaners

Who is Ronda Morrison?

400

What is a theme (one word) that both films have in common?

What is injustice/suffering/etc.?

400

What is the name of the warden with the ill wife?

Who is Hal Moores?

400

What was Walter McMillian’s alibi?

What is he was a fish fry?

500

What occurs when John Coffey heals someone?

What is he gets very tired/flies come out of his mouth?

500

This person falsely testified as the state's key witness against Walter McMillian, contributing to Walter's wrongful conviction.

Who is Ralph Myers?

500

Which two characters (one from each book/film) represent mentally vulnerable individuals punished harshly by the system?

Who are Herbert Richardson and John Coffey?

500

What is the name of the guard's ill wife?

Who is Melinda Moores?

500

What tragic detail complicates how we view Herbert Richardson’s crime?

What is his PTSD and mental health struggles from Vietnam?

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