Name That Character
Generous man, a model citizen who is well liked by his employer, and by members of the Black community.
who is Tom Robinson?
"Mr. Finch, there's just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hidy to 'em. Even then, they ain't worth the bullet it takes to shoot 'em. Ewell 'as one of 'em."
what Heck Tate said to Atticus
A time where blacks were still being discriminated against.
the 1930s
Who is Scout's brother?
Jermey Atticus Finch or for short Jem
the failure to be present in a room or place
what is absence?
Gets into fights at school
who is scout
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
what Miss Maudie said
Harper Lee was inspired by her own life growing up in Monroeville, Alabama
the history behind TKAM
The town they live in
Maycomb County, Alabama
be willing to yield
what is concede?
tough on kids
who is Calpurnia?
“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.”
what Atticus said
Sold more than 40 million copies worldwide
To Kill A Mockingbird
only cares about living up to their family name
who is aunt alexandra
meeting requirements
what is satisfactory?
lives at Finch's Landing, which is associated with a past of cotton-growing and slave-owning.
who is aunt alexandra?
“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.”
what Scout said
a trial where Lee's father—a lawyer like Atticus Finch—served as a defense counsel for two African American men accused of murdering a white storekeeper.
TKAM is based off of
Dill is a runt and then uses an offensive racial slur to belittle Atticus, who sympathizes with black people.
what Francis and Scout were fighting about
spotlessly clean and fresh
what is unsullied?
her father lied about Tom Robinson raping her
who is Mayella?
Don’t see how any jury could convict on what we heard.
what Jem said
The roots and consequences of racism and prejudice, probing how good and evil can coexist within a single community or individual.
the message of TKAM
Atticus speaks sharply to her, and she becomes emotional. She is upset because Atticus is not acting like himself and is telling them things he does not believe in: "This was not my father."
Scout
characteristic of an absolute rule or absolute rule
what is tyrannical?