How To Kill A Mockingbird questions. Help!?

Question

1. What is the purpose of relating the Finch family history at the bginning of the novel? 2. What function does Miss Maudie serve in the novel? 3. What is significant about the town's conclusion regarding the disturbance at the Radley place? 4. Why is it significant that Jem had been crying? 5. What characteristics does Miss Maudie show following the fire? 6. Contrast Aunt Alexandira and Atticus. 7. Explain the symbolic meaning of the mockingbird. 8. What are the effects of the chapter's main events on Atticus, Jem, and Scout? 9. What causes Jem to strike out against Mrs. Dubose? 10. What insights do Jem and Scout gain from attending church with Calpurnia? 11. What elements increase the contrast between Atticus and Aunt Alexandria? 12. Cite examples of prejudice and lack of human understanding. 13. In what way does Jem break the one remaining code of childhood? 14. Explain Jem's reason for following Atticus to town. 15. Why does the group at the jail disperse after Scout's talk?

Answer 1

you need to read the book! but i'll give you some help anyway bc i would have done the same thing as you if my computer had been working at the time:) anyway...
5. Miss Maudie seems totally calm when her house burns down. her explanation was i needed a good excuse to leave that house. she was thinking about burning it down herself.
6. Aunt Alexandra: bossy, nosy, stern. Atticus: free spirited, calm, gentle. nice.
7. if you kill a mockingbird it is a sin bc all they do is sing.
9. Jem strikes out against Mrs. Dubose bc she makes fun of their dad for defending a black.
13. i am not sure but i thinks he tells on someone.
14. he had a weird feeling and wanted to know where he was going at a late hour with a book.
15. they disperse bc scout shames them

anyway i answered as many as i could.
I hope this helps:)!

Answer 2

I think To Kill a Mockingbird is an amazing book! I'm not sure if it personally changed me, but the points that it made really hit me. Like the part where Scout and Jem are trying to figure out the social classes of people in Maycomb, and Scout says "maybe there's just 1 type...folks" This book really makes the point that all men are created equal. People should be judged by what kind of person they are, what lies in their hearts. Not by the color of their skin, the area they live, or the family they were born into. Also, Atticus Finch's line "don't judge a man till you've been in his shoes and walked around a little" The kids judged Arthur "Boo" Radley a little too quickly, but at the end Scout discovered that he was nothing but a lonely man, doing nothing but helping them. To Kill a Mockingbird made so many social statements, and I think everyone should read it....grownups, teens, it's just a great book!

Answer 3

"To Kill A Mockingbird" is the name of the book. It's actually a good book, you should try to read it. If you're crunching for time, go to a book store and buy the Cliffs notes. They're the best!

Answer 4

Have you read the book? It's a good book. Read the book. Scout's interaction with Aunt Alexandra is actually really funny, as is what she calls her. (Atticus gets after her, btw...) Read the book!

Answer 5

Oh! Oh! Sounds like somebody has some homework. I recommend to watch the movie. It take much less time than reading it and it is very similar to the book. Also the story of it, book or movie, is rather interesting.

Answer 6

The book is titled "To Kill A Mockingbird", not "How To Kill A Mockingbird". If you'd read it, you might know that.

Answer 7

This is my absolute favorite book. If you would've actually read it, you would understand why!! STOP CHEATING!!

Answer 8

Stop cheating!!..Read the book!!..

Answer 9

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/


http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/killmockingbird/