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To Kill A Mockingbird
± Author Harper Lee
Born 1926
± Part II: The Trial of Tom ± Part II: The focus is on the
Robinson trial of Tom Robinson, who
is accused of raping a
white woman. Scout¶s
father, Atticus, defends
Tom. The family must deal
with the racial
repercussions that follow.
Themes and Conflicts Racism
Unfair Judgment
Social Structures
Sympathy and
Understanding
Moral Nature of Man
Childhood Innocence
Human Capacity for
Goodness versus Human
Capacity for Evil
Moral Education versus
Academic Education
Literary Focus
Symbolize the innocence
± Symbols and kind nature of many
Mockingbirds individuals
³Mockingbirds don¶t do one
thing but«sing their hearts
out for us. That¶s why it¶s a
sin to kill a mockingbird.´
A large majority of the novel
focuses on the sin of
injuring those individuals
who who are innocent and
³mockingbirds.´
Some of these
³mockingbirds´ include both
Boo Bradley and Tom
Robinson
Characters Narrator and
± Scout Finch protagonist
Intelligent and tough;
tomboy
Loses some of her
innocence throughout
the novel and sees
that all men are not
necessarily good
Atticus Finch Scout and Jem¶s
father
Widowed
Respected lawyer,
who has a strong
beliefs connect to
morality and justice
Jem Finch Scout¶s brother
4 years older than
Scout and grows
away from her
imaginative games as
the novel progresses
Guards Scout and is
protective of her
Dill Harris Loosely based on the
famous writer Truman
Capote
Summer friend to Jem
and Scout
Confident and
imaginative
Boo Radley Reclusive neighbor of
Jem and Scout
Product of an abusive
childhood and family
Symbolically a
³mockingbird´²an
innocent torn down by
the unkind acts of
others
Tom Robinson A black man accused
of raping a white
woman
Tom¶s generous
nature and
responsibility stand in
sharp contrast to the
lies and
irresponsibility of the
people who have
accused him of
breaking the law