Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Mockingbird - Themes
- Growing Up
- Scout's Lessons
- Calpurnia: always be polite, ch3
- Atticus: not to be impulsive, ch9
- Atticus: meanings of courage, ch10, ch11
- Alexandra: value of being a lady, ch24
- Heck Tate: destructive implications of prejudice, end
- Her lessons take place out of school
- The key lesson is tolerance
- Jem's Lessons
- He grows up before Scout does
- He builds the snow-man, ch8
- Recognises Boo's human side, ch9
- Disencourages Scout's tomboy character, ch12
- Tells Atticus Dill had run away, ch14
- Adults recognise change
- Miss Maudie gives him slice of cake, ch22
- Capurnia calls him 'Mister Jem', ch12
- Courage
- Real Courage
- Continuing with a fight even when you won't win
- Mrs Dubose's battle with morphine
- Atticus defending Tom
- Makes a stand against prejudice
- Fighting against evil
- An act of bravery to override prejudice or prevent an evil
- Mr Underwoods article about Tom's death
- Boo saving Jem from Bob
- Examples
- Chuck Little stands up to Borris Ewell, ch3
- Miss Maudie doesn't complain when her house burns down, ch8
- Mr Link Deas stands up for Robinsons, ch19, ch27
- Prejudice
- Race
- The mob, ch15
- Alexandra towards Calpurnia
- Ladies comments
- Segregation
- Attitude to Raymond