Plot Structure
Bob attacked the kids, and Boo saved them.
Climax
I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.
Scout Finch
Scout's childhood friend
Dill
Is Tom Robinson static or dynamic?
Static
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Atticus reflects on the meaning of The Gray Ghost.
Conclusion/Resolution
There's a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it's dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time.
Heck Tate
The defendant in the court case
Tom Robinson
Is Scout Finch round or flat?
Round
When does the story take place?
During the Great Depression/ 1930s
Jem and Scout meet Dill.
Introduction/exposition
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.
Miss Maudie
An old, racist woman who battled a morphine addiction
Mrs. Dubose
From what point of view is the story told?
First person
True or false:
Mrs. Dubose asks Jem to read to her every day because she enjoys his company.
False
Tom is found guilty in the court case.
Rising action
That boy's yo company and if he wants to eat up the tablecloth you let him. You hear.
Calpurnia
A poor farmer; part of a mob that attempts to lynch Tom Robinson
Mr. Cunningham
What type of characterization is this (of Mrs. Dubose): Mrs. Dubose said, "Don't you say hey to me, you ugly girl!"
Indirect characterization
How does Mr. Walter Cunningham pay for his legal fees?
Items from his farm
Atticus is assigned to the Tom Robinson case.
Inciting incident
Secretly, Miss Finch, I'm not much of a drinker, buy you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because, that's the way I want to live.
Dolphus Raymond
Tom Robinson's employer
Link Deas
What TYPE of conflict is the central conflict in TKAM?
Person v. Society
According to Atticus, what makes up a mob?
People you know