Important characters descriptions
Who are Jem and Scout?
Jem and Scout are kids of Atticus Finch.
Jem is Scout's older brother, a caring and protective boy who becomes more mature after witnessing the unfairness of Tom Robinson's trial.
Scout is an intelligent, curious, and brave young girl who learns important lessons about empathy and prejudice as she grows up.
Where does this story take place?
Mid 1930s, Maycomb, Alabama
Theme for tkam
In Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses Atticus to suggest justice relies on moral integrity even when the flawed legal system guarantees unfairness.
Who are the Bradley’s?
The Radley family is a quiet and mysterious family in Maycomb. The family is known mainly because of Arthur 'Boo' Radley, who stays inside his house for many years and becomes the subject of neighborhood rumors.
Where is Tom Robinson case taken place?
The court of maycomb
Universal ideas in tkam
Greed
Hope
Truth
Justice
Resistance
Who is Tom Robinson?
Tom Robinson is a kind, hardworking Black man who is falsely accused of assaulting Mayella Ewell. Despite strong evidence that he is innocent, he is convicted because of racial prejudice in Maycomb.
What house are the people of Macon’s afraid of and distant from?
The Bradley’s house
Plot and conflict in tkam
Racism, inequality, injustice, and morality
Calpurnia is the Finch family's housekeeper who helps raise Scout and Jem. She is caring, wise, and strict when necessary, and she teaches the children important lessons about respect and understanding others.
Where are Atticus, Jem, and Scout when the mob shows up?
Near the prison of Maycomb, in town
Symbols form tkam
A Camilla from the Morphine women to Jem
Mockingbird
Dog
Guns from uncle
Who is Dill?
Dill is Scout and Jem's imaginative and adventurous friend. He loves telling stories, and is sensitive to injustice, especially during Tom Robinson's trial.
Who house burned down?
Miss Maudie Atkinson's house burned down during a fire.