Who's Who
Jem is initially terrified of this character. However later on in the novel, he wonders about his true nature.
Who is Arthur "Boo" Radley?
Scout gets in trouble for telling Miss Caroline "this" piece of information about the Cunninghams.
They don't take money from anyone... since they can't pay it back. In fact, they gave Atticus him firewood, nuts, vegetables, and other goods to pay for legal fees.
These characters are not "formally educated" but prove one can be successful and intelligence through life lessons.
Atticus and Uncle Jack
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
Wh is Atticus Finch?
What doesn't Miss Caroline understand that makes her first day of school unsuccessful?
Maycomb's culture. The kids are more "working class kids" and aren't really interested in learning due to their blue collar experiences.
(Family reputations, expectations, poverty, lack of education, etc.)
By refusing help and charity if they can't pay it back, this family is "economically poor," they are not "poor in character."
The Cunninghams
Jem does this on a dare.
What is touches the Radley House?
This character wants Scout to be more "girly" and wear girl "attire" and even complains to Atticus. Atticus teaches her the lesson to accept people as they are.
Aunt Alexandra
"What Mr. Radley does in his house is his own business."
Atticus Finch. Atticus is angry with his children and is giving them strict instructions not to bother the Radleys any more.
An example of an unwritten rule, the Ewell family is allowed to do out of season?
Hunt. Bob Ewell (father) spends welfare money on alcohol. If the town didn't "look the other way" and allow him to hunt illegally out of season, the kids would most likely starve.
This character comes to each summer and is fascinated by "Boo" Radley, sparking the creation of the "Boo Radley" game.
Who is Dill?
The children do this to try and contact Boo Radley
What is deliver a note through the window?
It is Scout's encounter with this character that Atticus teaches her his most important lesson about not judging others until you walk around in their skin and see life from their perspective.
Who is Miss Caroline?
"Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public street."
Miss Maudie says this. She means is authentic and real. He is not fake or pretending to be something he is not. It is a compliment.
Scout hears this when she hits into the Radley house.
What is Laughter?
This character (and his lice) only attends the first day of school and is insulting to Miss Caroline before leaving for the year. He is dirty and unkempt which illustrates how much Bob Ewell neglects his children.
Burris Ewell.
What type of place is Maycomb?
Old, slow, boring, dull, caught up in social conventions (rules and conformity).
What does Miss Maudie mean when she tells Jem and Scout, "Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is more dangerous than a whiskey bottle in the hand of another."
A strong belief in something can be dangerous. For example, the Radley's deeply held religious beliefs result in the cruel treatment of their song Boo.
"Your father does not know how to teach."
Who is Miss Caroline?
Why is Boo Radley's "hidin' place" in the tree ironic to the children?
The kids believe that adults don't need to have "hiding places" - meanwhile adults hide their true personality and beliefs more than kids!
Atticus proves his marksmenship and impresses his children by killing this "character." This incident reveals that a person should use his/her power for the greater good of all.
Who is Tim Johnson?
Scout gets in trouble on her first day of school these two (2) things
What are
- Knowing how to read
- Explaining that the teacher was shaming Walter Cunningham?
Who is Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose?
"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Miss Maudie. She is explaining that innocent creatures should not be harmed... especially if they just make the world a better place.
Scout gets into a fight with this character because he "provocated" her by insulting Atticus for defending a black man.
Cousin Francis