1. To Kill a Mockinbird
Background

2. Set in the American South
Separate entrances for whites and coloureds.

3. Communities consist of:
The very rich - Finches
Townsfolk – Sheriff, teachers, etc.
Country people – Cunninghams
Poor whites – Ewells
Blacks – Robinsons
Outcasts – Radleys and Dolphus Raymond

4. The story is about the lives of four families:
The Finches
The Radleys
The Ewells
The Robinsons

5. These families become involved because of the following issues:
Why does Boo Radley never ever leave his house?
Did Tom Robinson really rape Mayella Ewell or did his father do it?
Will the community harm Atticus Finch because he is defending Tom Robinson ( a black man) in the rape case?
Will the white court sentence Tom Robinson to death even if Atticus can prove that Tom did not rape Mayella?
Will the white court side with the testimony of Ewell even if he is a low class white that deserves less respect than Tom Robinson?

6. Chapter 1
Characters:
The narrator is Scout Finch
Jem Finch – we are told about his broken elbow. Jem breaks his elbow at the end of the story. This introduction is to lead us to the event of how it came that Jem broke his elbow.
The Ewells – did they start the events that led to the breaking of Jem’s elbow?
Dill – did he start the events that led to the breaking of Jem’s elbow?
Andrew Jackson – American President that attacked Indians in the South. If he never invaded the South would Jem have broken his elbow?
Simon Finch – (The Finch’s forefather) Would Jem have broken his elbow if Simon Finch never ever settled near Maycomb, next to the Alabama river?

7. Simon Finch
(Finch's Landing)
Atticus Finch
Scout
Jem
Alexandra Finch
(Jimmy)
Henry
Francis
Jack Finch

8. Setting
The town of Maycomb situated in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America.
Finch House:
Atticus (his wife died), Jem, Scout, Calpurnia (housekeeper)
Dubose House:
Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose
How was Jem punished for cutting down her flowers and how did it influence his life?
The Radley Place:
Mr Radley, Nathan Radley (Boo’s brother), Mrs Radley, Boo Radley,

9. The Haverford House:
Miss Rachel Haverford
Miss Rachel, and sometimes Dill
Atkinson House – Boarding house
Miss Maudie Atkinson , Caroline Fischer
Miss Stephanie Crawford – is all her neighbourhood gossip about Boo Radley the truth?