Main Characters
This character is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird
On this day, Jem invites Walter Cunningham over to his house for dinner
Scouts first day of school
This character says, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
Atticus
These two people are the metaphorical 'mockingbirds' in novel
Tom Robinson and Boo Radley
This town is the setting for the novel
Maycomb, Alabama
He is the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson in court.
Who is Atticus Finch
When Scout tells Mr. Cunningham that she has Walter in his class and that she has had him over for dinner.
The mob scene at the jail.
This character says, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy."
innocence and goodness
This time period of the 1930s is important to the setting of the novel
This character is a recluse who never leaves his house and is the subject of many town rumors.
Who is Arthur 'Boo' Radley
When Boo Radley draped a blanket over Scouts shoulders
When Ms Maudie's house burned down
“…don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em…”
Calpurnia
Jem and Scout thought their father was unadventurous because he did not do these things
Hunt, shoot, play football, etc.
This age scout is at the beginning of the novel
1st grade- 6 years old
Calpurnia
When Mr. Underwood said it was a sin to kill a 'cripple'.
In an editorial, after Tom Robinson was killed.
This character says, "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."
Atticus
Mrs. Dubose demonstrated bravery by doing this
Weaning herself off morphine to die with a clear mind
Where the Ewell family lived
Near the dump
Jem and Scout try to avoid this neighbor, who often shouts unkind things at them as they walk past.
Who is Mrs. Dubose
When Francis told Scout that her father was embarrassing the whole family because he was defending a black man.
At the Finch Christmas
“But sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of –oh, of your father.”
Miss Maudie
Boo Radley
These laws, which fueled segregation, are important to understanding the racial dynamics in the novel.
The Jim Crow Laws