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=**//To Kill A Mockingbird// Student's Guide**=

Contents
1. Summary 2. Quotes 3. Map of Maycomb 4. Song analysis 5. Examining the mockingbird 6. Works Cited

Part One: Summary
False charges, love, lies, all are things that shake up the simple town of Maycomb, Alabama in the the 1930s. The story focuses on; a little girl, Scout; her brother, Jem; and their father, Atticus. All must work to make their town a better place where people are treated with the respect they deserve. After a misunderstanding an innocent man, Tom Robinson, is put on trial for a heinous crime he did not and could not commit. Will lawyer Atticus be able to free the innocent man? Will the town of Maycomb ever look beyond status and skin color? All these questions—and many more—will be answered in the wonderful novel, //To Kill A Mockingbird//.

Part Two: Quotes
"My first impulse was to get it into my mouth as quickly as possible, but I remembered where I was. I ran home, and on our front porch I examined my loot. The gum looked fresh. I sniffed it and it smelled all right. I licked it and waited for a while. When I did not die I crammed it into my mouth: Wrigley's Double-Mint." - Scout (44)
 * This quote's significance is that it shows Scout's innocence and child-like logic. Also, it is the first time Scout finds anything from Boo in the tree by his house. [[image:OMFG_YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs.jpg width="180" height="154" align="right" caption="Ace Attorney: Atticus Finch"]]

"We do know in part what Mr. Ewell did: he did what any God-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do under the circumstances-- he swore out a warrant, no doubt signing it with his left hand, and Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses-- his right hand."- Atticus Finch (272-273)
 * This quote is significant because it shows just how good Atticus is at his job.

"There's a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it's dead. Let the dead bury the dead, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead."- Heck Tate (369)
 * The significance of the quote is that Heck Tate is saying that now that Bob Ewell is dead, after getting Tom Robinson sent to jail where he was brutally kille[[image:TKAM_Icons_by_Heiderich_Luvur.png align="right"]]d, they just have to let bygones be bygones and move on.

"Will you take me home?"- Boo Radley (372)
 * The significance of this quote is that is the only thing that Boo says in the whole book and it shows how he thinks of Scout as a friend.

"Well, you won't get very far until you start wearing dresses more often." -Miss Stephanie (308)
 * This quote is significant because it shows how the people of Maycomb perceive normalcy and proper behavior in little girls.

Part Three: Map of Maycomb
Legend: 1. Miss Rachel's House 2. Scout, Jem, and Atticus' house 3. Radley House 4. Mrs. Dubose's house 5. School 6. Miss Maudie's house 7. Miss Stephanie 8. Mr. Avery 9. Courthouse 10. Jail house 11. Atticus' office 12. Square 13. First Purchase Church 14. Robinson house 15. Ewell house 16. Link's house

a: Where Bob Ewell attacked the kids.



Part Four: Song analysis
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 * Einsamkeit***- Yasumoto Hiroki

[[image:boo_lt3.jpg width="226" height="123" align="right" caption="Boo Radley"]]
Though I look like I’m lecturing, I'm actually just conversing Forget it...

At times my face may look grim, but I'm actually just cold Though I don't mind it...

I take pride in work that needs delicacy, but my fingers are fat That's why

Even if I'm said to be "generally adequate", strictly speaking I don't understand

Einsamkeit Einsamkeit Einsamkeit

I want to be found

Though they say I eat only potatoes, They're the same with soba and pasta If the kitchen gets dirty and dark, I have nowhere to cook

Einsamkeit Einsamkeit Einsamkeit

[[image:The_Fire_at_Miss_Maudie__s_by_Hinata_teh_Lefty.jpg width="438" height="391" align="right" caption="Boo caring for Scout during the fire at Miss Maudie's house"]]
My heart is opening, I want to be set free Because you are here, I can be myself

I'm always said to be scowling, but my smiling face hasn't been erased You may think I'm frightening, but it's only because my face strains when I laugh

It's growing stronger Einsamkeit


 * loneliness (German)


 * This song relates to Boo Radley. In the song, the theme of loneliness and friendship are expressed. As is known quite well, Boo has no friends beside the Kids, Jem and Scout. He opens his heart to them by giving gifts to them and saving their lives. He is able to be himself with them, he even opens up so much that he act ually speaks to Scout. It shows he is a good person and cares about the kids, even if he is a bit scary to those who do not know him.

Part Five: Examining The Mockingbird
A sin it is to kill what's pure None should attack one so demure Nothing they do but make beautiful sounds Yet persecuted they are within unfamiliar bounds Such is the way of the world always Always in an evil haze The good of the bird is blocked out But a spunky young girl realized it bad, Scout Folks is folks says she A thing or two can be learned from such a brilliant daughter of He.

Part Six: Works Cited
Harper, Lee, //To Kill A Mockingbird//. New York: Warner Books, 1982. = =