Characters
Is very prideful and feels the Finch family is above other families in Maycomb
Aunt Alexandra
Harmless; not evil
Benign
“Summer was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill.”
Metaphor
“‘See there?’ Jem was scowling triumphantly. ‘Nothin’ to it. I swear, Scout, sometimes you act so much like a girl it’s mortifyin’” (Lee 50).
Sexism
What is the point of view?
1st Person Limited
Owns the Maycomb Tribune newspaper
Mr. Underwood
Worries or doubts
Qualms
“Jem waved my words away as if fanning gnats.”
Simile
“He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham–” (Lee 33).
Social Class
Where does the story take place? (town and state)
Maycomb, Alabama
Maycomb County gossiper; always in everyone’s business
Miss Stephanie Crawford
Distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
Cynical
“The school buzzed with talk about him defending Tom Robinson.”
Onomatopoeia
What does Mr. Nathan Radley cementing up the knot-hole symbolize?
End of childhood Innocence
What were Miss Caroline’s two mistakes on her first day of teaching?
1. Tried to give Walter Jr. money
2. Told Burris Ewell to go home and come back after a bath
Old, cranky, racist, white lady who is addicted to morphine
Mrs. Dubose
Religious righteousness
Piety
“I thought Jem was counting his chickens”
Idiom
What does the snowman that Jem and Scout built symbolize?
Black and whites must work together in society for it to work
Society only accepts a man if he is white
No one should be labeled black or white, we’re all the same inside
What items did Scout and Jem find in the knot-hole?
1. Indian Head pennies
2. Twine
3. Soap Dolls
4. Gum
5. Pocket watch
6. Spelling bee medal
A man who drinks Coca-Cola out of a brown paper bag
Dolphus Raymond
Marked by success
Auspicious
“I’ll never speak to you as long as I live! I hate you and despise you an’ hope you die tomorrow!”
Mrs. Dubose tells Jem, “‘Next time you’ll do it right won’t you? You’ll pull it up by the roots, won’t you?’”
Racism
How does Jem demonstrate juxtaposition at the end of chapter 5 and chapter 11