Who Dat?
The narrator.
Scout
"Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'."
Revered Sykes
"...the fire silently devoured Miss Maudie's house."
Personification
Scout realizing that Boo Radley is not a monster.
Appearance vs. Reality
Scout vs. Walter Cunningham
Person vs. Person
Teaches Scout to read.
Atticus
“I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ain’t so sure now!”
Jem
“Look at all those folks, it’s like a Roman Carnival.”
Simile
Jem and Dill making fun of Scout for acting like a girl.
Discrimination
Scout vs. Boo's Real Identity
Person vs. Self
Is very lonely.
Mayella
“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
Atticus
The remains of a picket drunkenly guarded the front yard…”
Personification
Mr. Dolphus Raymond pretending to be an alcoholic so that people don't talk about his kids.
Appearance vs. Reality
Atticus vs. The Angry Mob
Person vs. Society
Spends a lot of time alone.
Boo Radley
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
Scout
"Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom."
Metaphor
Mr. Link Deas standing up for Tom Robinson in court.
Courage
Tom Robinson in Court.
Person vs. Society
Has a drinking problem.
Bob Ewell
“Mr. Finch, I tried. I tried to ‘thout vein ugly to her. I didn't want be ugly, I didn’t wanta push her or nothin.”
Tom Robinson
"...tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard, but the nuts lay untouched by the children: Radley pecans would kill you."
Hyperbole
Jem realizing that the people of Maycomb are not as nice and kind as he realized.
Atticus vs. The Mad Dog
Person vs. Self