To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards
What are the symbols in this book?
- Mockingbird
- Knothole
- Rabid Dog
What does the mockingbird symbolize?
It represents the killing or harming of something innocent. Killing a mockingbird is a sin because they do nothing wrong. This can be compared to Tom Robinson being shot and accused for doing nothing.
What does the knothole in the tree symbolize?
This represents friendship between Boo Radley and the kids. He gives them gifts in the knothole for the kids.
What does the rabid dog symbolize?
Atticus killing the dog with a gun is not real courage because he had an unfair advantage over the dog. Real courage is trying to do something when you know you can’t complete it.
What are the 8 themes in the book?
Racism/ Prejudice, Social Classes, Equality vs Inequality, Morality, Family Relationships, Life In A Small Southern Town, Maturing, Family Ancestry
What 5 things make the novel unified?
Story takes place in one setting, Novel has one narrator, Story covers a short amount of time, Key phrases are repeated, Different parts intermingle.
What are the different parts of the plot?
- Story of the kids relationship with Atticus while he is preparing for the trial and while the kids grow older and more mature.
- Story of the kids relationship with Boo Radley.
- Story of the trial of Tom Robinson.
- Story of the town of Maycomb.
Where and when was Harper Lee born?
1926 in Monroeville (which becomes Maycomb)
When did Harper Lee die?
February 2016.
When did TKM get a Pulitzer Prize?
1960
What is the story of Go Set a Watchman?
Lee wrote this book first but the publisher rejected it. She published it in 2015 as a prequel to TKM.
How is this book a flashback?
It starts and ends with the same event. Scout retells the events leading up to Jem breaking his arm.
What is the time of the novel?
1932-1935, during the Great Depression. Scout is 6 and Jem is 10 at the beginning.
What is corroborative evidence?
Undeniable evidence.
What is striking the jury?
Any person on the jury with connection to any person in the case will be selected.