To Kill A Mockingbird

Terms, significant meanings and quotes

Atticus

Jem and Scout's father. A lawyer, he is representing Tom Robinson. An honorable man

Boo Radley

- town "phantom" that is rarely seen

- his real name is Arthur Radley

- puts a blanket around Scout the night of the fire

- the kids play a game where they act out his story

- supposedly stabbed his father in the leg with scissors

- saves Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell by killing him

Burris Ewell

- has "cooties" (lice)

- makes Miss Caroline cry

- only goes to school on the first day

Calpurnia

the care taker of the house hold and children

Cecil Jacobs

A boy who was racist and against what Atticus was doing, also went with scout to the Halloween festival

Dill

was a little boy who visited Maycomb. Friends with jem and Scout

Francis

was the cousin of Jem and Scout. He was very rude and often talked down on Jem and Scouts Family

Heck Tate

Was the sheriff of Maycomb

Jem

was the brother of Scout often protected her and was close friends with Dill

Mrs. Dubose

She was a mean lady lived across from the Fetches and made Jem read a book to her before she died

Miss Maudie

The neighbor of the Finches who’s house burnt down.

Miss Caroline

The first grade teacher

Nathan Radley

Brother of Arthor “boo” radley, Sealed the hole in the tree that boo was using to leave small gifts

“One Shot Finch”

Atticus was called this in his earlier years

Scout

The main character of the book, related to Jem and Atticus

Tom Robinson

a married Black man with three children who is unjustly accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, by both Mayella and her abusive father, Bob Ewell.

Uncle Jack Finch

the younger brother of Atticus and Alexandra also the father of Francis

Walter Cunningham

A poor farmer and part of the mob that seeks to lynch Tom Robinson at the jail

Camellia bushes

something that Jem Finch beat which lead him to have to read to the old lady

Christmas Eve

The event when Francis and Uncle Jack Finch came over and Francis made some unkind comments, which lead to Scout beating Francis

Cussing

The understanding of what the past was indeed like, with the use of foul words

Jem’s Pants

The pants that where left behind at the radely house, Jem would later come back to retrieve his pants which are found to be stitch fix in a poorly manner. This makes Jem realize that they aren't the only ones who are curious. Boo is curious about them too

Knot Hole

The hole in the old oak tree at the Radely’s house, which was filled with little gifts for people left by Boo Radely, later being cement close by Nathen Radely

Morphine

The substance that Mrs. Dubose was addicted to before she died (pain killers)

Mockingbird

It was said in the bible that it was a sin to kill them. They represented Innocents and harmlessness,

Mad Dog incident

when a dog with rabies was out lose everyone was scared to go near it till The one shot Finch (Atticus) came along and shot the wild dog dead

Mississippi

This is where dill is originally from

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." Chapter 3

Speaker: Atticus

Theme: Empathy

Analysis: no one knows what someone is truly going through unless you walk through there shoes, go through there exact life

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

Speaker: Atticus

Theme: morality and courage

Analysis: Do what’s right rather go with what everyone else is saying

Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."

Speaker: Atticus

Theme: Empathy and morality
Analysis: you shouldn’t harm someone innocent

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

Speaker: Atticus

Theme: Morality and courage

Analysis: failing is ok, but as long as you try your best and fight for what you think is right then you have done good.