To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 16 – 19 – Flashcards
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16.1 What does Scout learn about mob mentality?
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The mob is made up of people you know,who would do things that they would not normally do; you just have to remind them of there humaness.
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16.2 Mr. Dolphus Raymond is evidently a complicated & interesting person. Describe his way of life & comment on its effect upon the town.
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Mr. Dolphus us married to a black woman. He also hides a bottle of Coca Cola so people think he has a rason to do these things.
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16.3 Why did Mr. Dolphus Raymond's fiancé die? What does this show the reader about life in Maycomb?
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Mr Dolphus Raymond's fiance shot herself in the face. She was embarassed that he had a black girlfriend.
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16.4 Jem says that "mixed" children are sad because they don't belong anywhere. What does he mean? Is having a sense of belonging important in life? Explain your thoughts.
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At that time, no one wanted a mixed child. If you belong somewhere you always have a home to go back to.
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16.5 Judge Taylor's appearance & his ability are 2 different things. What comment might the author be making in building the judge in this way?
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Appearances can be deceptive. She wants the judge to be out of the ordinary.
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16.6 Symbolically, what does the physical structure of the courthouse show us about the people of Maycomb?
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Blacks were considered inferior and not allowed to sit in the same section of the courthouse, so they sat in balcony.
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16.7 Why didn't Atticus tell his children that he had to defend Tom Robinson, that he was appointed by the court and didn't really have a choice about taking the case?
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So that his children thought it was a good thing instead of a bad thing.
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16.8 Why do the 4 men give up their seats for Jem, Scout, Dill & Reverend Sykes?
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Because it was the rule back then that blacks had to give up there seats.
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16.9 As the examination begins, Atticus' table is bare. What does this show us?
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His table is bare, because he is so smart that he knows the facts and doesnt need help to tell the truth.
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17.1 Scout says that Atticus has an "infinite capacity for calming turbulent seas". What does she mean by this?
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That Atticus can calm an emotional storm.
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17.2 In history, who was Robert E Lee? Feel free to look up this info & write down what you discover. What's interesting about this man being Mr. Ewell's namesake.
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Born on January 19, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia, Robert E. Lee came to military prominence during the U.S. Civil War, commanding his home state's armed forces and becoming general-in-chief of the Confederate forces towards the end of the conflict.
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17.3 Looking at the Ewell property, what item stands out as not belonging with all of the other broken junk?What might this symbolize?
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Against the fence there was six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums. Mayella cared about the geraniums and was trying to rise above the other Ewells by not living in filth.
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17.4 Reverend Sykes has second thoughts about allowtestimony, bul ultimately relents to Jem & allows them to saying the children to say and listen to the graphic .
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Because they don't understand the words that they are saying and they don't understand whats going on.
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17.5 Judge Taylor refuses to close the courtroom & says, "People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for, & they have the right to subject their children to it ..." What does he mean?
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that what people here and see and or say they probably will say around there children, so they should let there children learn anyways.
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17.6 Why didn't Mr Ewell have a doctor check out his daughter? What does this show us about the man?
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If he had the doctor check her out it would have showed that she wasnt raped but beaten. It also showed that he would rather save money then care for his daughters needs.
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17.7 What's compelling about the fact that Mr Ewell is left-handed?
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All of the injuries were on the right side of her face and had to be done by a left handed person, which he was.
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17.8 Look at the last line of the chapter. What is the old saying that Scout refers to here? How is this an appropriate idiom for this point in the trial?
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"I thought that Jem was counting his chickens" (before they hatched). Jem already knew the argument that Atticus was going to make, but Scout didn't
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18.1 What does Atticus do that makes Mayella Ewell think that he's making fun of her? What does this show us about Mayella's life?
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Atticus calls Mayella m'aam and Ms Ewell. He is being polite. No one has ever been polite to her before so she thinks he's making fun of her.
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18.2 What is so important about Tom Robinson's physical appearance? What, according to the testimony, does this prove beyond a doubt?
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His left arm is deformed and shorter than the other; so Tom Robinson could not have raped her.
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18.3 Is Mayella like her father or different from him? In what ways?
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Mayella is diffrent than her father because she isnt lazy. She cleans the house, watches the kids, cares for the flowers. Her dad just gets drunk.
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18.4 What does Scout notice about Mayella as she leaves the witness stand & passes Atticus' defense table.
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That she stares at Tom & Atticus with hatred.
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19.1 Why does Atticus mention Tom's previous record of conviction?
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To show that he had nothing to hide. The only trouble in his entire life was 1 fight. He didnt have the money to pay the fine and had to stay in jail. This shows how he was a good man and didnt do bad things.
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19.2 Explain Tom's version of the events on the evening of Nov 21.
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"Tom testifies that he always passed the Ewell house on the way to work and that Mayella often asked him to do chores for her. On the evening in question, he recounts, she asked him to come inside the house and fix a door. When he got inside, there was nothing wrong with the door, and he noticed that the other children were gone. Mayella told him she had saved her money and sent them all to buy ice cream. Then she asked him to lift a box down from a dresser. When Tom climbed on a chair, she grabbed his legs, scaring him so much that he jumped down. She then hugged him around the waist and asked him to kiss her. As she struggled, her father appeared at the window, calling Mayella a ***** and threatening to kill her. Tom fled.
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19.3 In that moment with Mayella, Tom is in a no-win situation. Explain the subtlety of Tom's predicament.
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He was a black man, who, at that time, was the lowest on the social totem pole. Yet, here is a white woman who was coming on to him, expressing her loneliness and her desire to be with him. He cant fight her off, because he's not supposed to fight with a woman, let alone a black woman.
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19.4 How is Mr Lin Deas heroic?
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He left the courtroom to go outside because he couldnt stand the trial.
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19.5 Why was it a "mistake" for Tom to say that he felt sorry for Mayella?
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because it sounded like he was saying he felt sory for doing what he did.
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19.6 Miss Maudie once said that Atticus Finch is "the same in the courtroom as he is on the public streets." What makes this such an awesome compliment?
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that he tells the truth in the courtroom and outside around town.
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19.7 Dill becomes physically sensitive at the end of the chapter, so he and Scout leave to get some fresh air. Is Dill too sensitive? What's the author's message in having Dill become ill?
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No. I think that something like this happened in Dill's family so he could not sit there and watch.
