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To Kill A Mockingbird
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- 1Jean Louise Finch (Scout)- She's the protagonist & narrator
- Daughter of Atticus Finch
- Sister of Jem Finch
- Very intelligent young girl
- Introduced to racial prejudice (her perspective arises form her conscience) = Anti racist - 2Atticus Finch- A lawyer in Maycomb
- Scout & Jem's father
- Committed to racial equality
- Defends Tom Robinson
- Anti racist - 3Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)- Scout's brother
-Atticus' son
- Young typical American boy
- Has bad perspective towards evil & injustice (Anti-racist) - 4Arthur Radley (Boo)- Powerful symbol of goodness
- One of the "MOCKINGBIRDS" = good person injured by evil of mankind - 5Bob Ewell- Drunk, unemployed member of Maycomb's poorest family
- Accuses Tom Robinson for rape of his daughter (due to racial prejudice)
- Represents dark side of South Maycomb - 6Dill Harris- Jem & Scout's summer neighbour & friend
- Confident boy, with active imagination
- Represents child innocence - 7Miss Maudie Atkinson- The Finches' neighbour
- Has passion for racial justice
- Maycomb children's best friend - 8Calpurnia- The Finches' black cook
- The children's bridge between white world & her own black community - 9Aunt Alexandra- Atticus' sister
- The perfect Southern lady - 10Mayella Ewell- Bob Ewell's daughter
- Accuses Tom Robinson of raping her - 11Tom Robinson- The black man accused of rape
- One of the "MOCKINGBIRDS" = important symbol of innocence destroyed by evil (racial prejudice) - 12Theme - Prejudice- Spread throughout Maycomb society
- Characters prejudice against others
- Some are the victim of prejudice
- Racial prejudice (e.g Tom Robinson)
- Class prejudice on (e.g Ewells & Cunnighams)
- Prejudice against individuals, who don't fit in (e.g Boo Radley) - 13Theme - Racism- The majority of Maycomb white population are racist
- They see Blacks as second-class citizens/humans (e.g - Tom Robinson) - 14Theme - Loneliness- Some characters are isolated from Maycomb's white community
- e.g = Boo Radley/ Dill/ Mayella Ewell/ Tom Robinson
- Loneliness is due to prejudice views against them - 15Theme - Courage- Some characters stand against prejudice & racism
- e.g = Atticus, Boo , Scout , Jem & Dill - 16Theme - Innocence- "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird" = Metaphor for human justice (Innocent & shouldn't be harmed)
Example = Tom Robinson (Mockingbird) = done nothing wrong but is accused due to racism
- “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us"
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