Characters

Question 1

Atticus

Answer 1

Courageous and moral -
Protects neighbourhood from dog.
Talks morally about taking the Robinson case or otherwise he could not ‘live with himself’.
Teaches his children what courage is.
Loving character who shows pathos to others and guidance -
Sin to kill a mockingbird lesson, Tom was innocent but he was still punished and killed (different view to typical 1930s Alabaman town view).
Took on Robinson case.
Role as a parent -
Educates and cares for them.
Tries to protect them from the racism and truth of the world.
Treats his children as equals and tries to be a role model (they call him by his first name).

Question 2

Scout

Answer 2

• Intelligent (never deliberately learned how to read).
• Confident, strong willed fights with boys
• Tomboy, 1930s would be expected to wear dresses, does not want her femininity as it is almost being forced on her, however as she matures and grows closer to Mrs Maudie and Calpurnia and ‘began to think there was much more skill to being a girl’ than she thought.
• Matures in attitude towards Boo Radley (understands he is more afraid of the world), not nightmarish figure dining on raw squirrels.

Question 3

Jem

Answer 3

• Upon seeing that justice does not always prevail, Jem is left feeling vulnerable and confused. BULDUNGS ROMAN. This is where he matures and opens his eyes to the good and bad of the world.
• Good brother to Scout when he was younger and would play with her but now he is growing up and ‘moody’. Taunts her about being a girl.

Question 4

Boo Radley

Answer 4

• Shown as nightmarish figure who only comes out at night and dines on raw squirrels and cats with blood-stained hands.
• Gossip from adults, discrimination by society because he is different mentally. Intolerance of others that are different. USE CONTEXT.
• Ghost, not seen but stories.
• Represents mockingbird, innocent ‘does not do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…’ but he is still discriminate against (unjust and unfair).
• Kind, saves children and gives them gifts, wants to be their friend. Saves them from Bob Ewell.

Question 5

Calpurnia

Answer 5

• Scout finds her strict/harsh/determined but she loves and respects her.
• Used as a narrative device to open Scout’s mind to black community (takes her to church and talks in the African American Black dialogue)
• Scout learns how to be strong from her and embrace her femininity (after watching her in the kitchen and decides there is much more skill to being a girl than she thought).