To Kill A Mock Flashcards
Chapter 1
The first para trival, ‘ enough years have gone by to enable us to look back on the
Intro Atticus page 10-11
Maycomb quotes ‘ tired old town’
‘ a day was 24 hours but it seemed longer’
Important quote ‘ it was a time of vague optimism, nothing fear fear it’s self ‘ shows fear of indifference
Atticus is describe as being a ‘ satisfactory father ‘ with ‘ courteous detachment ‘
Calpurnia is shown on page 12 not all love she and Jem epic battles
Chapter 1 (2)
Jem misses mother -12
Dill introduced on page 12-13
Harper lee builds up tension of Radley 15-19
The house has ‘ darkened to the colour slate grey’
Children believe ‘ maleovant ghost’
’ Radleys peacan nuts would kill you ‘
Page 17 - attack on father
Cal never speaks white people’ meanest man ever God blew into
Tiny almost invisible movement page 22
Lee built up picture by end of chapter 1
Chapter 2 - scouts first day at school
Scout looking forward but disappointed - all key 21 22 pages
Scouts naivety on page 26 ‘ he’s a cunninham’
First encounter of scouts naivety use of juxtaposition - two contrasting things side by side effective innocence
Chapter three
The contrasting ways that scout and Atticus treat Cunningham page 28 malnourished
Atticus page 30 ‘ talked together like men’
Scout asks Walter ‘what the Sam hell are you doing ‘
Middle of page 30 calpurnia explains about manners
Chapter 3 (2)
Nothing example of poor background not necessarily mean poor background page bottom 31
Page 32 introduced Ewell family through Burris well - foreshadowing which structure point
Page 34- affectionate family
Scout had a heard day cal quotes bottom page 34 , key quote 35 you never really know a man
Chapter 4
39-41 scout finds gifts in the tree, difference in reaction. Scouts is a childish reactions Jems much different bottom 41 link this to when hole filled up
When scout is rolled into garden ‘ there is more to it’ and last paragraph page 47- boo laughing but is actually genuine
Chapter 5
Innocence of how scout and Dill act when decide married
Change in relationship between scout and Jem as Jem rejects scout little form dill
Lee develops miss maudie character (48-52) relatively benign presence
Allows them to play on land
Humane to boo
Kind
May not be a do gooder but is a good Christian
Chapter 5 (2)
She is not hypocritical drawing attention to whole society ‘ sometimes bible’ page 51
Page 52 - gives good analyse of Atticus ‘ he is the same at home as on streets ‘
MRS MAUDE IS IMPORTANT CHARACTER FOR SHOWING US THINGS ABOUT OTHER CHARACTERS
chapter 6
jem and dill decide to look through radleys
window , running and shots fired
Mr radley automatically thinks that’s it a black man automatic racism
pg 60 note humour of jems pants
lee builds up tension here page 63 every little detail is noted
time seems to move slowly when jem is not there.
Chapter 7
pg 64-5 it takes jem a week to tell scout
pg 66-67 the models are ‘ almost perfect minatures’
Jem is again a more mature response and tries to find put who is leaving gifts.
Jem wants to write a thankyou letter. when jem finds out he goes ‘stark white and he has been crying.
Mrs Maudie says that he is a ‘footwashing baptists’
Chapter 8
Snows in Maycomb ‘ jem I aint heard of a nigger snowman’ language deep seeted racism she is not racist but hears many saying it.
The other part of the chapter is the fire. When atticus suggests that to wrap the blanket up he panics and tells atticus everything he realises all of the lonleyness he has.
scout feels sick that he nearly saw boo but is foreshadowing when he sees him at end
Miss maudei strength in character when she looses house
Chapter 9
start of tom robinson trial ‘ scout finches daddy defends niggers’ ‘ my fists were clenched and I was about to fly’- disgusting view of parents
When jem tells scout to ask atticus some important things to note atticus plays from child perspective ‘ couldn’t hold his head up’
’ somehow if I had fought cecil Jacobs I would have let atticus down’
good quotations on page 82 historical exuses for racism ‘ simply because try to win’
Chapter 9 (“2)
pages 86-95 aunt Alexandra comes for Christmas, uncle jack sympathetic
Aunt Alexandra character is used by Hrper lee to show traditional view how important it is to keep appearance 88,89
quotes on page 94 to do with how tricky events are to follow.
chapter 10
mad dog episode
Page 95
Other huge moment is page 96 mockingbird
95&96 all about mockingbirds
List details for tension 101
Quotes on mad dog 103
Page 104 shows how Jem grow up when scout says she’ll brag at school
Strong links to court room
Chapter 11
Mrs divide
Juxtaposition of Mrs dubose cruelty and Atticus politeness
Jem hits camellias
Mrs dubose 108 about niggers but double standards
