Characters
The narrator of the story, a young girl who goes by this nickname.
Who is Scout (Jean Louise Finch)?
The trial at the center of the novel involves this man, who is falsely accused of a crime.
Who is Tom Robinson?
The novel’s title comes from Atticus’s lesson that it’s a sin to kill this type of bird.
What is a mockingbird? (Symbolizing innocence)
“The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom.” Who says this?
Who is Atticus Finch?
The novel is set in this fictional Alabama town during the 1930s.
What is Maycomb?
Scout’s father, a lawyer who defends Tom Robinson.
Who is Atticus Finch?
Scout and Jem find small gifts hidden in a knot-hole of this tree.
What is the Radley oak tree?
The unfair treatment of Tom Robinson highlights this major theme.
What is racial injustice (or racism)?
“You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
Who is Atticus Finch?
Harper Lee based *To Kill a Mockingbird* on events from her childhood in this real Alabama town.
What is Monroeville?
The mysterious neighbor who leaves gifts in a tree for Scout and Jem.
Who is Arthur "Boo" Radley?
The item that saves Jem’s life during Bob Ewell’s attack
What is Bob Ewell’s knife (or the chicken wire in Jem’s costume)?
Scout’s journey from childhood innocence to understanding prejudice represents this theme.
What is growing up (or loss of innocence)?
“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
Who is Scout Finch?
The 1962 film adaptation won an Oscar for this actor, who played Atticus.
Who is Gregory Peck?
The racist man who accuses Tom Robinson of assaulting his daughter.
Who is Bob Ewell?
The reason Atticus sits outside the jail the night before the trial.
To protect Tom Robinson from a lynch mob.
Atticus’s belief in fairness and the law reflects this theme.
What is morality (or justice)?
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.”
Who is Miss Maudie?
The novel’s sequel, published in 2015, has this title.
What is *Go Set a Watchman*?
The Finch family’s housekeeper, who acts as a mother figure to Scout and Jem
Who is Calpurnia?
The final act of kindness Boo Radley does for Scout at the end of the novel.
What is carrying Jem home after Bob Ewell’s attack?
The fear and gossip surrounding Boo Radley tie into this theme.
What is prejudice (or fear of the unknown)?
“The way that man called him ‘boy’ all the time an‘ sneered at him—” This describes Tom Robinson’s treatment by whom?
Who is Mr. Gilmer (the prosecutor)?
The Scottsboro Boys trials, a real-life inspiration for Tom Robinson’s case, involved this crime.
What is the false accusation of rape?