Characters
This young narrator tells the story of her childhood in Maycomb, Alabama. (Full name)
Who is Scout? (Jean Louise Finch)
Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.”
Who is Atticus Finch?
This actor played Atticus Finch and won an Academy Award for it.
Who is Gregory Peck?
Atticus is appointed to defend Tom Robinson because of this quality.
What is his integrity/fairness?
This animal, which is a symbol of purity and innocence, represents the idea that it's a sin to harm something that does no harm to others.
What is a mockingbird?
The reclusive neighbor who ultimately saves Scout and Jem/
Who is Boo Radley?
“I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time…it’s because he wants to stay inside."
Who is Jem (Jeremy Atticus Finch)?
The film was released in this year.
What is 1962?
Atticus's famous shooting skills are revealed when he is called upon to kill this animal.
What is a mad dog?
The Radley house serves as a symbol for this, reflecting how people often misunderstand what they fear or do not know.
What is fear of the unknown?
She’s the neighbor who loves gardening, bakes cakes for the kids, and supports Atticus.
Who is Miss Maudie Atkinson?
“You’re not gonna change any of them by talking right, they’ve got to want to learn themselves, and when they don’t want to learn there’s nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language.”
Who is Calpurnia?
One major character from the book—Scout’s friend and adult foil—is completely left out of the film.
Who is Aunt Alexandra?
Atticus is a lawyer that takes on the case of this man.
Who is Tom Robinson?
The courtroom is a central symbol in the novel, representing this theme, particularly through the trial of Tom Robinson.
What is justice—or the lack thereof?
Scout’s teacher who’s upset she can already read.
Who is Miss Caroline Fisher?
“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.”
Who is Miss Maudie Atkinson?
This award did the film win in addition to Gregory Peck's Best Actor Oscar.
What is Best Adapted Screenplay?
The name of the Finch family farm.
What is Finch's Landing?
This object in the Radley yard becomes a symbol of the Finch children’s curiosity and their desire to connect with Boo Radley.
What is the knothole in the tree?
The local sheriff who insists that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife.
Answer: Who is Heck Tate?
“You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family.”
Who is Uncle Jack?
In the film, Scout wears this costume on the night of the Halloween pageant.
What is a ham costume?
When having to put down the rabid dog, it's revealed it's been this long since Finch had fired a weapon.
What is 30 years?
This moment in the novel symbolizes the loss of childhood innocence as Scout begins to understand the racial prejudices that divide her world.
What is witnessing the verdict in Tom Robinson's trial?