Vocab
Fairness and equality in how people are treated under the law.
Justice
A preference for or against someone or something.
Oversimplified and often incorrect beliefs about a group of people.
Stereotypes
Judging someone unfairly before knowing them, often based on race, gender, or class.
Prejudice
Younger sister to Jem- daughter to Atticus lives in Maycomb, Alabama.
Scout Finch
A person who causes harm or commits a crime.
Perpetrator
Someone who sees something wrong happening but does nothing to stop it.
Bystander
When people are treated unfairly or unequally, especially based on prejudice or bias.
Injustice
Victim
Scout's older brother(4 years)- son of Atticus- broke arm- football player- well behaved.
Jem Finch
A person who finds fault in others and criticized them.
Scold
A quick or unusual trip into unknown territory.
Foray
Someone who doesn't fit in with the majority of a group.
Outsider
A person who stands up against wrongdoing and tries to make things right.
Upstander
Father to Jem & Scout- Lawyer- from Maycomb, Alabama, detached father- related to almost everyone.
Atticus Finch
The group of people that someone feels responsible for protecting or helping.
Universe of Obligation
A preference or liking for something.
Predilection
Living in or being based in a certain space.
Domiciled
Unclear, vague, or hard to understand.
Nebulous
Setting, tired-old-small town-nothing to do- nowhere to go- not a lot of $$. Everyone knows everyone.
Maycomb, Alabama
To make something less painful or servere.
Assuaged
Deep religious devotion or respect for God.
Piety
Not thinking about the consquences of actions; reckless.
Imprudent
Considered evil
Malevolent
Admitted something is true after first denying it.
Conceded