To Kill a Mockingbird TEST REVIEW. SETTING Maycomb, Alabama (small southern town) mid 1930’s.
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Transcript of To Kill a Mockingbird TEST REVIEW. SETTING Maycomb, Alabama (small southern town) mid 1930’s.
To Kill a Mockingbird
TEST REVIEW
SETTING
•Maycomb, Alabama (small southern town)•mid 1930’s
SETTING•Economy – Great Depression; poverty•Social Culture – racism and prejudice• citizens believed white people over the word of an African-American
NARRATOR
•Jean Louise Finch
(adult version of Scout)
CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
•Atticus Finchlawyerfather of Jem and Scout
ATTICUS FINCH
•an independent man with his own beliefs and convictions (who was willing to act in accordance with his beliefs)
ATTICUS
was called a “n…..-lover” because he defended an African-American man who was accused of raping a young white woman
ATTICUS
explained that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don’t do anything but make music for people to enjoy.
ATTICUS
“best shot in Maycomb County”
when Atticus shot a rabid dog, his kids were very impressed
ATTICUS
proves in court that Tom Robinson could not have raped Mayella because he had a crippled left arm from a boyhood accident
JEM FINCH
ten year-old son of Atticus Finch
brother of Scoutdisappointed that Atticus won’t let him have a rifle
JEM FINCH
can be adventuresome
loses his pants escaping from the Radley backyard
SCOUT FINCH
six year-old daughter of Atticus
real name is Jean Louise Finch
sister of Jem Finch
SCOUT FINCH
can be feisty (gets into a fight with Walter Cunningham at school; goes on adventures with Jem and Dill)
DILL
real name is Charles Baker Harris
going on seven years-old
liked to tell stories
DILL
hometown: Meridian, Mississippi (lives there during school)
visiting his aunt – Miss Stephanie
BOO RADLEY
real name: Arthurson of Mr. Radleymysteriousnot seen in public for the last 12 years
BOO RADLEY
Boo stabbed his dad with scissors
legend has it he was locked up in the damp basement of the courthouse and then kept in the Radley home
GOSSIP and Hearsay
BOO RADLEY
the children are very curious about Boo – What does he look like? Is he a crazy man?
BOO RADLEY
mends Jem’s pants secretly
rescues Jem and Scout from the vicious attack by Bob Ewell (Boo kills Mr. Ewell)
BOO RADLEY
the children discover that Boo is a kind man who cares about them
Boo leaves “gifts” in the oak tree for the children to find
Cunningham Family
Walter, Sr, and his son Walter, Jr.
proud, poor farmers
hard-working
Ewell Family
Bob Ewell and his daughter, Mayella
poor, but not hard-working
Bob is an alcoholic and abusive
Ewell Family
Mayella lies in court to support her father and protect herself
Her testimony influences the jury to find Tom Robinson guilty of rape
Mrs. Dubose
neighborhood woman in a wheel-chair
nasty dispositionhateful, spitefulAtticus speaks nicely to her
Miss Maudie
nice woman who lives across from the Finch family
she speaks highly of Atticus
she loves working in her yard and garden
Tom Robinson
African-American man
unjustly accused of raping Mayella Ewell
wrongly convicted of this crime
Tom Robinson
Tom is shot and killed by the authorities who claimed Tom was trying to escape prison after his conviction
Citizens of Maycomb
had racist tendencies
many were poor farmers struggling during the Great Depression
FOCUS QUESTIONS
•What does Atticus mean when he tells Scout that she will never understand someone until she walks around in that person’s skin?
FOCUS QUESTIONS
Scout and Jem are dynamic characters. How have they changed and matured in their thoughts, values, and actions?
FOCUS QUESTIONS
The mockingbird is a symbol for whatever brings beauty and love to life. One theme of this story is that it is a sin to destroy innocent creatures.
FOCUS QUESTIONS
Identify some characters that are examples of “mockingbirds” in this screenplay and in life.
Describe reasons from the story that may explain why people destroy “mockingbirds”