Theme
The life lesson, author's message, or moral of a story.
What is theme?
The opening chapter of the book foreshadows that this event will happen to Jem.
What is break his arm?
According the Atticus, it is the ONE institution that is supposed to make all men equal.
What is the court system?
This article of clothing protected Scout from being harmed by Bob Ewell on the night of the attack.
What is her ham costume?
How does Bob Ewell retaliate against Atticus?
What is attacks his children?
*And spits in his face
Scout learns a lesson about issues of social class from interacting with these three people at school.
*Two of them are classmates
Who are Burris Ewell, Walter Cunningham, and Miss Caroline?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
The full name of the black church that Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to in Chapter 12.
What is First Purchase (African M.E. Church)?
The witness who testified that Mayella Ewell was beaten, with marks around her gullet.
Who is Heck Tate?
According to Heck date, this is how Bob Ewell died.
What is fell on his own knife (killed himself)?
This character says the following: "the state has not produced one iota of medical evidence"
Who is Atticus Finch?
Scout's interaction with this character on the playground in Chapter 9 reveals the universal truth that evil, particularly racism, exists in the world.
Who is Cecil Jacobs?
Scout, Jem, and Dill do this in order to try to communicate with Boo Radley.
What is attach a note to a fishing pole and stick it through the window?
The lawyer representing Bob and Mayella Ewell.
Who is Mr. Gilmer?
Bob Ewell gets and loses a job at this Great Depression program following the Tom Robinson Trial.
(Chapter 27)
What is WPA?
This social problem was referred to as the "disease of Maycomb County."
What is racism?
Two of these are examples of theme statements from TKAM. The other is not:
A) It is important to do the right thing, even if it not always easy to do.
B) Destruction wrought by unchecked ambition is dangerous.
C) Social class often affects how people are treated or how people treat others.
What is B) Destruction wrought by unchecked ambition is dangerous.
Revealing his own sense of childhood innocence, Boo Radley leaves an assortment of gifts in the knothole of a tree.
*Name three
What are pocket watch, gum, two pennies, pocket knife, two soap dolls, a medal, twine?
Evidence in favor of Tom Robinson's innocence.
What is.. his left hand is unusable since it was caught in a cotton gin when he was younger.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!!
Scout perceives these characters as highly hypocritical for their racism against the black community in Maycomb, yet calling out the wrongdoings of other types of prejudice.
Who are Miss Gates and Miss Merriweather?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
During the trial, Dill started crying for how Mr. Gilmer was treating Tom Robinson on the witness stand. Which TWO themes is best represented by this interaction?
What are childhood innocence and empathy?
This literary skill must be used in order to determine the theme of a text, since it is not explicitly stated.
What is inferencing?
In Chapter 5, Miss Maudie teaches Scout a lesson about this theme by telling Scout that Boo Radley was always polite and friendly as a child and that most rumors about him are false: If he wasn't crazy as a boy, he probably is by now.
What is empathy?
Who is Mr. Link Deas?
These three themes are encapsulated by the following quote from Scout: "I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What are empathy, social class, and childhood innocence?
Atticus says it is a sin to do this because this creature's one purpose is to make people's lives more enjoyable. These two characters are "mockingbirds" in the novel.
What is it is a sin to kill a mockingbird? Who are Tom Robinson and Boo Radley?