To Kill A Mocking Bird

Question 1

List the most dominate themes and issues that occur to TKM

Answer 1

Prejudice
Racism
Discrimination
Gender- femininity 
Social class 
Coming of age 
Injustice

Question 2

When and where was TKM set?

Answer 2

Set in 1930’s in the Great Depression before the civil rights movement
In a small country town Maycomb Alabama

Question 3

1st quote about racism

Answer 3

'In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life.'
Page 243 (Atticus to Jem after trial)

Question 4

2nd quote about racism

Answer 4

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a court room, be he any colour in the rainbow,but people have a way of carrying out their resentments right into a jury box"
Page 243 (Atticus to Jem after the trial)

Question 5

3rd quote about discrimination

Answer 5

Lula stopped, but she said, ‘You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here- they got their church, we got our’n. It’s our church ain’t it, Miss Cal?’
Calpurnia said, ‘It’s the same God, ain’t it?’
Page 131 (Lula to Calpurnia about Jem and scout)

Question 6

4th quote racism

Answer 6

'Of course I do. Don't say nigger, Scout that's common.'
Page 83 (Atticus to Scout)

Question 7

5th quote about prejudice

Answer 7

'Scout, you aren't old enough to understand somethings yet, but there's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much defending this man. It's a peculiar case- it won't come to trial until summer seasons.' 
Page 83 (Atticus to Scout)