To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards
Who is the main protagonist of To Kill A Mockingbird?
Scout (Jean-Louise Finch). Also the narrator. The story focuses on her interactions with her interactions with her dad Atticus.
Where does the novel take place?
Maycomb, Alabama. A fictional town.
What is the name of Atticus’ son?
Jem Finch (Jeremy Atticus Finch)
What is the name of Atticus’ daughter?
Scout Finch (Jean Louise Finch)
Who does Scout receive a delivery from? Why does this happen?
Mr. Cunnigham. Atticus lent legal services. Mr. Cunnigham was too poor to pay it off. Atticus pities him.
What is going on (economically) at the present time?
Since it is the 30s the great depression is happening.
Who does the judge appoint Atticus to defend? What is special about the defendent? What has this person been charged for?
Tom Robinson
His a black male. This gives him a lesser status.
He is being charged of raping a white woman.
What does Scout hear in the schoolyard?
That her father is a n- word lover. She also gets into fights with Walter Cunningham.
Who is the defendent, who is her father?
Mayella Ewell. Her dad is Bob Ewell.
Who is the friend Jem and Scout meet during the summer?
Dill. He does not live in Maycomb.
When Atticus goes to the Robinson home, who spots Jem and Scout in their car?
Bob Ewell. He is drunk, and it has been noted that alcohol is a large problem for him.
Why does Atticus go to the jail?
To protect Tom Robinson from an oncoming lynch mob.
How does Scout disperse the lynch mob?
Using her innocence, Scout inadvertently disperses the lynch mob. Scout does not know what is going on. However, she sees a familiar face in the crowd, Mr Cunningham. Scout talks to him, asks about his son and talks about the time he brought hickory nuts. Mr Cunningham snaps back to reality, and realises what he is doing is wrong.
How do Jem and Scout get into the courthouse?
Jem and Scout manage to sneak into the trial in the African-Amercian portion (the upper bowl). Everyone takes their places.
Who is put on the stand first? What are they asked, what revelations are made?
It was the sheriff. He said that Bob told him to come to his house because his daughter was beaten. The sheriff asks Bob if Tom Robinson did it, and Bob says yes. Atticus asks if a doctor was called to check for signs of rape. No doctor was called. The sheriff says that she was beaten on the head, arms, and had a black eye. Atticus asks which eye, and he says the right eye.
Who comes on the stand after the first person? What are they asked, what revelations are made?
Bob Ewell. Bob Ewell says that when he came in from the woods, he heard Mayella’s scream, and he saw Tom with Mayella at the window. Atticus asks Bob to write his name on a paper. He writes it with his left hand.
Who comes third to the stand? What are they asked, what revelations are made?
Mayella. Mayella gives her account of the story. She was sitting on the porch when Tom came. She wanted him to bust up the chiffarobe for a nickel. When she went to get him the nickel, he was on her, and he hit her. Atticus asks if Bob treats Mayella well. She says tolerable, he says except when he’s drinking. Mayella says that Bob’s never beat her. Mayella says that it was the first time Tom came over the fence. Mayella is wishy-washy through the whole trial. Atticus throws a glass to Tom. Tom catches it with his right hand. He has no function left in his left, meaning he could not have done the beating. Mayella goes on a spirited rant about cowardice.
Who comes on the stand fourth? What are they asked, what revelations are made.
Tom Robinson is brought to the stand. He remains calm, composed, and honest. He says he busted up the chifferobe just as Mayella said, however, that was a year ago. He says the went on the field many times because Mayella always had a job for him to do. He said that on August 21st, he was going home, Mayella asked him to help, however, he saw nothing to work on. She said for him to come in and fix a door, but the door was fine. She shut the door, Tom realised the kids were gone, and she said she sent them for ice cream. She grabbed him and started making advances at him and kissed him. The trial then gets doomed because he said that he felt bad for her.
What is the end result of the trial? Why is the jury deliberation better for Atticus?
Tom Robinson is charged guilty. However, every second there is a holdout from the jury, the more equality wins.
What most likely happened to Mayella?
In a fit of drunken rage, Bob beat her.
What does the sherriff tell Atticus after the trial?
Tom Robinson got shot dead.
What do we see happen to Jem and Scout throughout the story?
They mature. Ex. Jem says to Atticus that he will go with him to break the news to the Robinsons.
What happens to Jem and Scout on Halloween?
Jem and Scout take a shortcut home, which takes them through the forest. Suddenly, they are attacked. Jem is knocked unconcious, and Scout is knocked over. She is protected by her ham outfit. Suddenly, another man comes and begins fighting with each other.
What does Scout find out happened in the woods?
Arthur “Boo” Radley stopped the kids from being attacked by a drunk Bob Ewell. Jem was carried to the house by Boo.
