| Atticus | -lawyer defending Tom Robinson-Scout and Jem’s father |
| Scout | -Jean Louise Finch-Daughter of Atticus-Narrator |
| Calpurnia | -the Finches’ cook who is also like a second mother to the children |
| Tom Robinson | -A hardworking black man accused of raping Mayella Ewell |
| Dill | -Charles Baker Harris-Scout’s friend who only visits in the summer |
| Heck Tate | -sheriff in Maycomb |
| Miss Maudie | -An open-minded neighbor of the Finches-house burns down |
| Mrs. Dubose | -An old lady who beats her morphine addiction-Atticus said was the bravest person he ever knew |
| Tim Johnson | – rabid dog that Atticus shoots |
| Mayella Ewell | -accuses Tom Robinson of raping her-poor, white girl who is lonely |
| Bob Ewell | -Poor white trashy father who beats his children- accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter- attacks Jem and Scout – killed by Boo Radley |
| Boo Radley | -The mysterious neighbor whom the children have never seen- his real name is Arthur Radley- saves Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell by killing him |
| Maycomb, Alabama, 1930sdepression | What is the setting of TKAM? |
| 1. To walk a mile in their shoes2. To get inside their skin and walk around in it3. To see things from their points of view | What is Atticus’ advice for Scout to get along with people better? |
| First person | What point of view is the novel told from? |
| Scout | Who is the narrator of the story? |
| -He says he wouldn’t be able to tell them what to do anymore if he didn’t-So he can keep his self respect | What reason does Atticus give the kids for defending Tom Robinson? |
| how people “go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up” -prejudice | What is Maycomb’s disease? |
| They “don’t do anything but make music for us to enjoy” | Why is it a sin to kill mockingbirds? |
| He is abusive | Based on Mayella’s testimony, what can we assume about her relationship with her father? |
| – wrote TKAM | Harper Lee |
| Hypocrisy | Ladies Missionary Circle |
| Innocence | Tom Robinson |
| fighting prejudice | Atticus killing the rabid dog |
| Innocence | Mockingbird |
| InnocenceFriendship | Boo Radley |
| Jem Finch Jem is realizing that the world is not such a great place all the time, and that people can be mean and mean. | “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.” |
| Atticus They were discussing her being so fast to act in judgement instead of thinking about others. | “You never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until youclimb into his skin and walk around in it.” |
| Atticus He means that nobody can make a decision for you when it comes to matters that bother your conscience. Those decisions have to be made by yourself without regard to the feelings of others. | “The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” |
| AtticusHe is explaining what real courage is to Jem. | “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.” |
| AtticusThis is the only time Atticus says that anything is a sin. He was talking to Jem about what his dad says is | “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” |
| -Innocence-Prejudice/Racism-Courage-Hypocrisy | Themes |
To Kill A Mockingbird Exposition and Characters
January 30, 2020