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somethingSettingMaycomb,Alabama(fictionalcity)1933-1935Althoughslaveryhaslongbeenabolished,theSouthernersinMaycombcontinuetobelieveinwhitesupremacy.ThemesRacialPrejudiceSocialSnobberyMoralityTolerancePatienceEqualityTheNeedforCompassionTheNeedforConscienceSymbolismTheMockingbird:SymbolizesEverythingThatisGoodandHarmlessinThisWorldThemockingbirdonlysingstopleaseothersandthereforeitisconsideredasintoshootamockingbird.Theyareconsideredharmlesscreatureswhogivejoywiththeirsong.Themockingbirdimageorsymbolappearsfourtimesinthenovel.Twocharactersinthenovelsymbolizethemockingbird:TomRobinson&BooRadley.JeanLouisFinch–“Scout”Thestory’snarratorAlthoughnowanadult,Scoutlooksbackatherchildhoodandtellsofthemomentouseventsandinfluentialpeopleofthoseyears.Scoutissixwhenthestorybegins.Sheisnaturallycuriousaboutlife.Scout’sCharacterTraitsTomboyImpulsiveEmotionalWarm&FriendlySensitiveAdorableGainsinMaturitythroughouttheNovelAtticusFinchFatherofScoutandJemAwidowerAnattorneybyprofessionHighlyrespectedGoodcitizenInstillsgoodvaluesandmoralsinhischildren.Hischildrencallhim“Atticus”HonestTypicalsoutherngentlemanBraveCourteousSoft-spokenJemFinchScout’solderbrotherLooksuptohisfatherAtticusUsuallylooksoutforScoutTypicalolderbrotherattimesSmartCompassionateMaturesasthestoryprogressesCalpurniaTheFinch’sblackhousekeeperHaswatchedthechildrensincetheirmother’sdeathHasbeenapositiveinfluenceonthechildren.Arthur“Boo”RadleyAnenigmaAnadultman,whosefatherhas“sentenced”himtoalifetimeconfinementtotheirhousebecauseofsomemischiefhegotintowhenhewasateenager.HasareputationofbeingalunaticBasicallyaharmless,well-meaningpersonSometimeschildlikeinbehaviorStarvingforloveandaffectionSavesJemandScoutfromcertaindangerTomRobinsonAyoung,harmless,innocent,hardworkingblackmanHasacrippledlefthandMarriedwiththreechildren.WorksonafarmbelongingtoMr.LinkDeas,awhitemanWillbefalselyaccusedofrapingawhitegirl,MayellaEwellDillAclosefriendofJemandScoutUsuallylivesinMaycombonlyduringthesummer(stayswitharelative)Tells“bigstories”HasbeendeprivedofloveandaffectionTwoPoorWhiteFamilies:

TheCunninghamsTheEwellsPoorwhitefamilyHard-workingHonestProudSurviveonverylittleAlwayspaybacktheirdebts–evenifitiswithhickorynuts,turnips,orholly.PoorwhitetrashDirtyLazyGood-for-nothingNeverdoneaday’sworkFoul-mouthedDishonestImmoralTheBlackCommunitySimpleHonestCleanHard-workingGodfearingProudWouldnevertakeanythingwithpayingitbackRespectfulHadstrongercharacterthanmostofthewhitesOppressedUneducatedDiscriminatedagainstTalkedaboutbadlyDeservebetterthanwhatisdishedouttothembysocietyLanguageSometimesthelanguageofScoutwillbethatofherasachild;othertimes,shewillbespeakinginthevoiceofanadultAtticususesformalspeechCalpurniauses“whitelanguage”intheFinchhouseandswitchesto“blackjargon”whenamidstblacksTheEwellsusefoulwordsandobscenitiesJem,Scout,andDillwilluseslangwords,typicaloftheirageTomRobinsonuseslanguagetypicalofthesouthernblacksuchas“suh”for“sir”and“chillun”for“children”Variousderogatorytermsforblackswillbeusedsuchas“nigger,”“darky,”“Negroes,”and“coloredfolk”–LeeusessuchlanguagetokeephernovelnaturallyinsyncwithcommonlanguageofthetimesToneSomberSeriousHumorous(attimes)HarperLeeShewasbornin1926inMonroeville,Alabama(thefictional“Maycomb,Alabama”)Herfather“Amasa”wasalawyerwhomshedeeplyadmiredHermother’smaidennamewas“Finch”Herownchildhoodmirrorsthatofthecharacter“Scout”In1960shepublishedheronlynovel–“ToKillaMockingbird”ItreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforLiteraturein1961Since1960,“ToKillaMockingbird”hasneverbeenoutofprintAtage81,sheisaliveandresidesinNewYorkSherarelymakespublicappearancesorgivesinterviewsLifeDuringthe1930sRaceRelationsNineblackteenagersarefalselychargedwithrapingtwowhitewomeninScottsboro,Alabama;eightareconvictedandsentencedtodeathTheU.S.SupremeCourtreversestheirconvictionsbecausetheirconstitutionalrightshadbeenviolatedTheteensaretriedforasecondtime,andareagainfoundguiltyTheSupremeCourtreversestheconvictionsagainEventually,fourofthedefendantsarefreed;theotherfiveserveprisontermsThelastScottsborodefendantwasparoledin1950ItwasvirtuallyimpossibleforablacktoreceiveafairtrialLifeDuringthe1930sTheGreatDepressionsweepsthenation–Manyfamiliesdonotevenhavemoneyforbasicneedssuchasfood,clothing,andshelter.ThepercapitaincomeforfamiliesinAlabama(andOklahoma)is$125-$250ayearManysouthernblackspickcottonforalivingFranklinD.RooseveltisPresidentLifeDuringthe1930sHitlerisChancellorofGermanyHebelievesthatJews,AfricanAmericans,andotherracesareinferiortoAnglo-Saxons.In1936,JesseOwens,ablackAmericanathlete,traveledtoGermanytoparticipateintheSummerOlympics.Owens’biggestcompetitorinthelongjumpwasaGermannamedLuzLong.Despiteracialtensions,thetwobecamegoodfriends.JesseOwenswonthegoldmedalandLongwonthesilver.LongwaslaterkilledduringWorldWarII,andJesseOwenstraveledbacktoGermanytopayhisrespectswhenthewarwasover.LegalSegregationinAlabama,1923-1940NowhitefemalenursesinhospitalsthattreatblackmenSeparatepassengercarsforwhitesandblacksSeparatewaitingroomsforwhitesandblacksSeparationofwhiteandblackconvictsSeparateschoolsNointerracialm