Folks Around Maycomb
He is the Judge in Tom Robinson's trial.
Judge John Taylor
This was the era of American History that immediately followed the Roaring Twenties.
The Great Depression
Scout stands up for him in class, then fights him in the schoolyard, then makes fun of him at lunch. She finally comes to have a type of admiration for him and his family.
Walter Cunningham
He likely saves Scout and Jem's lives.
Arthur "Boo" Radley
He is a brute.
Tom Buchanan
Indirect Characterization
He is the Father of Walter Cunningham
Walter Cunningham
This program sought to put people back to work; Bob Ewell may have been the only man fired from it.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
She thinks Scout should only wear dresses, so that she can be a lady.
Aunt Alexandra
If you haven't heard about it, she'll tell you (whether she knows or not).
Miss Stephanie Crawford
He throws the BEST parties week after week all in hopes to see Daisy.
Jay Gatsby
When you act contrary to the morals or standards you claim to uphold.
Hypocrisy
He might not be much, but he's the Sheriff of Maycomb County.
Heck Tate
This period of American History, from about 1870 to 1960, saw both de jure (by law) and de facto (by custom) segregation throughout the United States, and particularly in the South.
Jim Crow Era
He keeps his brother inside the house at all times.
Nathan Radley
Jordan Baker
When an author gives a hint or clue about what is to come.
Foreshadowing
He's the Editor-In-Chief of the local paper.
Mr. B. B. Underwood
This New Deal organization employed young men to build and beautify State and National Parks. In fact, they built Pere Marquette and Giant City Lodges.
Scout stands up to a crowd of men in front of this building.
(some version of) The Maycomb County Jail
Originally from Meridian, Mississippi, he shows up under Scout's bed one night because he feels like a third-wheel at home.
Charles Baker ("Dill") Harris
Gatsby, get a grip....she's never leaving Tom.
Daisy Buchanan
Bildungsroman
He literarily stands up for Tom Robinson at his trial, is kicked out of court, and then gives Helen Robinson a job.
Big Band Music
After watching what she does and seeing her life outside of the Finch House, Scout begins to have a great respect for her.
Calpurnia
Her Lane Cake was "so full of shinny [it'd make you] tight." Also, she had to build another house.
Miss Maudie Atkinson
East Egg
When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what you would expect.
Situational Irony
He reveals to Dill and Scout that he only pretends to be drunk whenever he is in town so that the racist society of Maycomb leaves him alone.
At the beginning of the novel, he had recently told Maycomb County that it had "nothing to fear, but fear itself."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
This is where Scout and Jem first learn how much respect the Black Community in Maycomb has for their Father.
First Purchase M.E. Church
She's the bravest woman Atticus ever knew.
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
This is where Dr. T. J. Eckleburg's eyes watch over.
The Valley of Ashes
An action that limits a group's liberty or autonomy against their will intending to promote their own good. This is the type of racism that Atticus embodies.
Paternalism (or paternalistic)