Characters
Who is the narrator of the novel
Scout Finch
Performed odd jobs for Mayella
Tom Robinson
Jem loses this item of clothing while sneaking into the Radleys’ yard
Pants
Atticus tells Jem and Scout that it’s a sin to kill this innocent creature.
Mockingbird
“Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch.” Who says this and about whom?
Sheriff Tate, about Bob Ewell
Although she is racist, this character demonstrates complexity by teaching Scout about being a “lady” and the importance of community.
Aunt Alexandra
Found his pants folded and mended
Jem
Through what actions does Boo Radley demonstrates kindness?
Mending Jem's pants & putting the blanket around Scout's shoulders
Why does Atticus initially believe Jem killed Bob Ewell, and what does this reveal about Atticus’s character?
His strong sense of justice blinds him to reality; it shows his tendency to assume the best of others and cling to truth, even when it hurts.
How does the Great Depression shape the Finch family’s social standing compared to the Cunninghams and Ewells?
The Finches are middle class, the Cunninghams are poor but proud, and the Ewells are poor and dishonorable.
Grows camellias and criticizes Atticus’s parenting
Mrs. Dubose
Thinks Calpurnia is no longer needed
Aunt Alexandra
When Scout attends her first day at school, she is confused because she gets in trouble, while Burris Ewell...
only comes on the first day
What lesson does Jem learn from Mrs. Dubose’s final gift of a camellia?
True courage is fighting a battle you know you can’t win but fighting anyway.
Why is the jury’s deliberation time significant, even though Tom Robinson is convicted?
It shows some members wrestled with the evidence, hinting at small cracks in Maycomb’s racism.
Fills up the knothole with cement
Nathan Radley
Wants to grow up to be a clow
Dill
“But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller.” What is Atticus referring to?
What is the courtroom / justice system?
According to Miss Maudie, why doesn’t Atticus ever shoot?
He thinks he has an unfair advantage over other creatures
Who is present in the lynch mob?
Walter Cunningham Sr.
White man who has children with a black woman
Dolphus Raymond
The lawyer against Tom Robinson
Mr. Gilmer
Why does Sheriff Tate insist Bob Ewell fell on his own knife, and what theme does this support?
To protect Boo Radley from public scrutiny; it reinforces the mockingbird symbol of protecting innocence.
How does the novel both starts and end?
Jem breaks his arm
1930s or the Great Depression