Connection to the Real World
We have all gone through this, and Jem goes through it in Chapter 12
Dill started crying because he thought this man was being unfair to Tom Robinson.
Atticus thinks this person beat up Mayella
Mr. Underwood, who doesn’t like Negroes, guards the jailhouse with Atticus to protect him from a mob. This shows that this thing is more important to Mr. Underwood.
This has been an issue for generations and generations. It’s one of the main points of the novel.
Mayella feels insulted by him because she thinks he’s patronizing her.
This person talked an adult out of an altercation
This theme is shown when Jem goes to Atticus to let him know Dill is there.
Scout and Jem think this is very odd. It’s commonplace nowadays.
This person said “The way that man called him 'boy' all the time an' sneered at him, an' looked around at the jury every time he answered.
Judge Taylor gets very upset with him because he makes jokes during the trial.
This was the man in the window of the Tribune office protecting Atticus.
Scout rebels against this theme when Jem tells her to act more like a girl.
Lots of men were accused of this earlier in the year. It’s one of the crimes brought to the Maycomb courthouse.
This person said “Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he's not going till the truth's told."
He’s in the mob who tries to hurt Tom Robinson at the jail. He is confronted by Atticus.
This person cries when Atticus questions them
Aunt Alexandra and Atticus disagree on how this theme is shown.
Another thing that is unfortunately very common in today’s life as well as life in the book. It is responsible for some of the Maycomb families living conditions.
This person said "You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here—they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?"
Aunt Alexandra disapproves of her. Atticus doesn’t.
This person thought it was a good idea for Dill and Scout to leave during the trial.
Scout and her family see this theme all throughout Maycomb, but particularly in certain places.