Foils
Atticus Finch
Who is a character foil for Scout?
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird's hometown.
What is Monroeville, AL?
This was Scout's first "crime" at school.
What is reading?
(Atticus taught her how to read)
The result of the worst economic downfall is U.S. history
What is the great depression?
This means primitive/ancient
What is archa/e/archi
Possible foils for this person might be Jem, Dill or other children allowed with fewer worries.
Who is a character foil for the Ewell children?
This is one similarity between Harper Lee and Scout's fathers
What is the father's profession?
(they were both lawyers)
"He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham."
Refers to this character.
Who is Walter Cunningham?
These are characters that represented the downtrodden farmers?
Who is The Ewell family?
What is cata?
This is the event who foils Dill and Jem's midnight escapade to see into the Radley's window
What is a the sound of a shotgun?
This is roaring decade was when the author was born?
What is the twenties?
What is April 28, 1926?
THIS was Atticus' reaction when he found out the children were trying to get Boo Radley to play with them.
They tried to pass Boo a note using a fishing pole. Atticus tells Jem and Dill to leave them alone- it was inappropriate. Also, a proper way to speak to people is to ring their doorbell and ask them face-to-face.
(Explanation requires my approval)
The unfair act of separating people based on the color of their skin
What is segregation?
This is a Latin verb which means to give
What is don/at?
A character foil doesn't always mean opposite, it can also describe a character that does this.
What is have character traist (both good and bad) that complete or compliment the other?
(something like this)
When the book was published
What is July 11, 1960?
This is the boy who announced to everyone that Scout's father, Atticus was defending a black man.
Who is Cecil Jacobs?
This is the trial which inspired the plot of To Kill A Mockingbird.
What is the Scottsboro Trial(s)?
A religious symbol like a cross or the golden arches of McDonalds would both be considered one of these IMAGES?
What is icon/icono
This was the controversial item was added to the ground of the courthouse in Monroeville, AL in 2015.
What is the memorial honoring Atticus Finch?
The major award won by this novel
What is the Pulitzer prize?
THIS is how Scout broke up the mob scene in front of the court house.
What was:
Scout ran to her father amidst the Cunningham's mob seeking justice and Heck Tate's mob trying to protect Atticus and Tom. She started talking to her dad like a normal child would, and they were all reminded they were neighbors and their behavior wasn't okay.
(explanations may vary)
The number of boys who were convicted in the Scottsboro trials.
What are 9 boys?
THIS has become a phrase when something is extremely great or BEYOND our expectations.
"That's so _______."
What is meta?