| A | B |
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| Harper Lee | author of To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 1930s | decade when story takes place |
| Maycomb, Alabama | name of town and state where story took place |
| Miss Maudie Atkinson | neighbor of the Finches who is kind to children, has a positive outlook and supports Atticus in his defense of Tom |
| he wouldn't be able to face his children if he didn't stand up and do the right thing | reason Atticus defended Tom |
| she condemns Hitler's prejudice but condemns Atticus for defending Tom | reason it was hypocritical for Miss. Gates to teach a lesson on Hitler's persecution of Jews |
| foreshadowing | technique used to give readers clues about events that will happen later in the story |
| simile | a comparision between two basically unlike things using the words like or as to suggest a similarity between them |
| metaphor | word or phrase that draws a comparison between two things without using the words as or like. |
| personification | figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities |
| alliteration | the repetition of a consonat at the beginning of two or more neighboring words |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound suggests the sense it creates |
| hyperbole | extravagent exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
| understatement | to make seem less important than it is |
| euphemism | a mild word or description used to replace a strong, hurtful or offensive one |
| idiom | an expression that does not mean the same as the individual words (ex. hit the roof) |
| Jean Louise Scott | scout's real name |
| Mr. Underwood | editor of the local newspaper; keeps an eye on Atticus when he is in front of the jail |
| Dolpus Raymond | white man who lives with African-Americans, has children with an African-American woman |
| Dill | visits Jem and Scout from Meridian, Mississippi every summer |
| Tom Robinson and Boo Radley | novel's two main "mockingbirds" |
| Uncle Jack | male relative of Scout's who represents the judgmental adult world |
| Bob Ewell | character who represents the dark side of the south, ignorance and poverty |
| Mayella Ewell | character who takes care of her family but also lies |
| urban legend | term that can offer an explanation that may or may not be true |
| 1929 | year stock market crashed |
| more than 13 million | number of people that lost their jobs during the Great Depression |
| KKK | racist group that surfaced during the Great Depression |
| 50% | percent of people that lived below the subsistence level during the Great Depresssion |
| planted vegetable gardens, raised chickens, wore hand-me-down clothes, handmade toys | ways people survived during the Great Depression |
| time, place, weather, economy | elements that make up the setting of a book |
| Pultitzer | prize Harper Lee won for this book |
| 3 Academy Awards | prize received for the movie based on the book |
| Monroeville, Alabama | name of town and state that the book is based on |
| 1957 | year novel was completed |
| Tom Robinson's attempted escape | climax of story |
| Bob Ewell | person who really beat Mayella Ewell |
| Scout | person who influenced Mr. Cunningham to disperse the lynch mob |
| he's the best shot in Maycomb County | fact that shock Jem and Scout about Atticus |
| Calpurnia | housekeeper for the Finches; takes the children to the Black church |
| hole in a tree | where Boo leaves gifts for the children |
| Dill | runs away from home because he doesn't think his folks care about him |
| Heck Tate | insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident. |
| Coca-Cola | what Dolphus Raymond really is drinking |
| she has courage | reason Atticus admires Mrs. Dubose |
| Miss Maudie and Aunt Alexandra | tells Jem that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird |
| Atticus | tucks Scout in at the end of the novel |
