To Kill a Mockingbird SuperNote: covering setting/ context, theme, and character

Setting/ Context Set in the imaginary district of Maycomb County in southern Alabama in the mid- 1930s Set in the imaginary district of Maycomb County in southern Alabama in the mid- 1930s Story begins in the summer of 1933 and ends on Halloween night 1935 Story begins in the summer of 1933 and ends on Halloween night 1935 The whole of North America is in the grips of the Great Depression The whole of North America is in the grips of the Great Depression Rural Maycomb is poor and undeveloped Rural Maycomb is poor and undeveloped

Setting/ Context Black people in Maycomb mostly receive low wages as field workers and house servants. Black people in Maycomb mostly receive low wages as field workers and house servants. White people are mostly farmers who own the land but their crops are often small, and trade is slow. They are often poor as well. White people are mostly farmers who own the land but their crops are often small, and trade is slow. They are often poor as well. Whites and blacks are segregated in virtually all aspects of life. Whites and blacks are segregated in virtually all aspects of life.

Characters Jean Louise “Scout” Finch - The narrator and protagonist of the story. Scout lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch - The narrator and protagonist of the story. Scout lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. Atticus Finch - Scout and Jem’s father, a lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family. Atticus Finch - Scout and Jem’s father, a lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family. Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch - Scout’s brother and constant playmate at the beginning of the story. Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch - Scout’s brother and constant playmate at the beginning of the story.

Characters Arthur “Boo” Radley - A recluse who never sets foot outside his house, Boo dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill. Arthur “Boo” Radley - A recluse who never sets foot outside his house, Boo dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill. Bob Ewell - A drunken, mostly unemployed member of Maycomb’s poorest family. Bob Ewell - A drunken, mostly unemployed member of Maycomb’s poorest family. Charles Baker “Dill” Harris - Jem and Scout’s summer neighbour and friend. Dill is a confident boy with an active imagination. Charles Baker “Dill” Harris - Jem and Scout’s summer neighbour and friend. Dill is a confident boy with an active imagination. Miss Maudie Atkinson - The Finches’ neighbour, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family. Miss Maudie Atkinson - The Finches’ neighbour, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family.

Characters Calpurnia - The Finches’ black cook. Calpurnia - The Finches’ black cook. Aunt Alexandra - Atticus’s sister. Aunt Alexandra - Atticus’s sister. Mayella Ewell - Bob Ewell’s daughter. Mayella Ewell - Bob Ewell’s daughter. Tom Robinson - A black field hand Tom Robinson - A black field hand Link Deas - Tom Robinson’s employer. Link Deas - Tom Robinson’s employer.

Characters Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose - An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose - An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches. Nathan Radley - Boo Radley’s older brother. Nathan Radley - Boo Radley’s older brother. Heck Tate - The sheriff of Maycomb. Heck Tate - The sheriff of Maycomb.

Characters Mr. Underwood - The publisher of Maycomb’s newspaper. Mr. Underwood - The publisher of Maycomb’s newspaper. Mr. Dolphus Raymond - A wealthy white man who lives with a black woman and their mixed-race children. Mr. Dolphus Raymond - A wealthy white man who lives with a black woman and their mixed-race children. Mr. Walter Cunningham - A poor farmer. Mr. Walter Cunningham - A poor farmer. Walter Cunningham - Son of Mr. Cunningham and classmate of Scout. Walter Cunningham - Son of Mr. Cunningham and classmate of Scout.

The BIG Question When reading To Kill a Mockingbird think of the question “what makes a good person?” and how answers to that question are revealed through character. When reading To Kill a Mockingbird think of the question “what makes a good person?” and how answers to that question are revealed through character.

Theme Statements What makes a good person? What makes a good person? The answer to the question, “What makes a good person?” can be found by examining the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Theme Statements The importance of sympathy and understanding The importance of sympathy and understanding The events in To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrate that sympathy and understanding are the most important lessons for a child to learn.

Theme Statements The reality of the adult world The reality of the adult world As the children experience aspects of the adult world, they begin to realize that grown-ups don't always act as one would hope. The adult world is portrayed as one capable of great good, but also great evil.