Plot
Who saved Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell’s attack?
Arthur Radley
"Hey, Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment gettin' along?"
Jean Louise Finch aka Scout
The Radley Place
Represents the privacy, isolation, and unfriendliness of the Radley family.
This character is described by the narrator as "the meanest old woman who ever lived." She regularly insults and harasses the children as they walk by her house.
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
What major economic event took place in the 1930s?
The Great Depression
What game do Jem, Scout, and Dill play when Dill returns to Maycomb for summer?
The Boo Radley Game
"If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-"
Atticus
The Mockingbird
Innocence or innocent characters such a Arthur Radley and Tom Robinson.
This character, nicknamed "Scout," is the protagonist and narrator. She is almost six years old when the story begins and spends much of her time with her older brother Jem. She naturally questions the injustices she sees around her instead of accepting them as "the way things are."
Jean Louise Finch
There are parallels between Tom Robinson's trial and _______________?
The Scottsboro Boys case trials.
What costume was Scout wearing near the end of the movie?
Ham
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Atticus
The Rabid Dog
Racism- A sickness that makes Maycomb County dangerous for people who don't fit in.
This character lives a lonely life keeping house for her father and seven siblings without assistance. When her father witnesses her attempts to seduce a young black man, his violent outburst leads her to accuse the black man of rape.
Mayella Ewell
Segregation was legal
Jim Crow Laws
Where does To Kill a Mockingbird take place?
- Maycomb, Alabama 1930-1935
"I got somethin' to say an' then I ani't gonna say no more. [He] took advantage of me an' if you fine fancy gentlemen don't wanta do nothin' about it then you're all yellow stinkin' cowards, stinkin' cowfords, the lot of you..."
Mayella Ewell
Mrs. Dubose's camellias
Represent that prejudices cannot be brushed off easily.
This character is a conservative woman concerned with social and class distinctions and bound to the traditions of the South. She tries to counteract her brother's liberal influence on his children by reminding them of their family's eminence.
Alexandra Finch Hancock
Who is the author of the book?
Harper Lee
In what ways was the conviction of Tom Robinson a sin?
He was innocent yet he was found guilty of rape. His death was senseless just like killing mockingbirds. They are both easy targets, so it is sin to go after them.
“You can’t run three hundred miles off without your mother knowin’.”
Jem Finch
Symbolizes that beauty can grow out of darkness and evil.
This character is the protagonist's hypocritical third-grade teacher who condemns Hitler's persecution of the Jews even as she discriminates against her own students and complains about blacks "getting above themselves."
Miss Gates
Has the author written any other books besides To Kill a Mockingbird?
Yes, Go Set a Watchmen.