To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 1-3 Questions
1. What does it mean to “act responsibly?” Explain what a person needs to do to “act responsibly” in the 1930’s in Maycomb, Alabama?
Acting responsibly basically means that you have to do the right thing no matter what the situation, and you have to be mature and act your age even when you might not like doing so. In the 1930s in Maycomb, Alabama if you were a woman, for example, you would need to stay home and cook the food and clean for the family. You would just always have to know your place and what was morally correct to make any decision.
2. Who can people relate to in Maycomb, Alabama? Identify your impressions of Dill, Calpurnia, Jem, the narrator, Atticus, the Radleys, Miss Stephanie Crawford, and Miss Caroline Fisher.
Dill seems a little immature. Calpurnia was the family cook who seemed trustworthy, yet different than the other characters. Jem seems childlike, although he is (later to be found out) more mature than Scout. The narrator (Scout, we find out later) seems very childlike but has keen senses. Atticus is compassionate, understanding, and supportive. The Radleys seem mysterious, along with The Radley Place. Miss Stephanie Crawford is a gossiping know-it-all neighbor. Miss Caroline Fisher seems genuine.
3. What are some essential family values and family history that have shaped the people in this community?
Love, happiness, and being happy were core values. Family essentials were making sure everyone in the family helped out with everything, each pulling their own weight to get things done, which was much harder in the 1930s without technology.
4. What behaviors are accepted in the Maycomb community? What behaviors are not acceptable in the community?
Many behaviors were acceptable that we would not consider acceptable today. The questioning of a white lawyer taking the case of a black man was acceptable in Maycomb. Therefore, the reactions of the community to Atticus were also behaviors that were seen as
1. What does it mean to “act responsibly?” Explain what a person needs to do to “act responsibly” in the 1930’s in Maycomb, Alabama?
Acting responsibly basically means that you have to do the right thing no matter what the situation, and you have to be mature and act your age even when you might not like doing so. In the 1930s in Maycomb, Alabama if you were a woman, for example, you would need to stay home and cook the food and clean for the family. You would just always have to know your place and what was morally correct to make any decision.
2. Who can people relate to in Maycomb, Alabama? Identify your impressions of Dill, Calpurnia, Jem, the narrator, Atticus, the Radleys, Miss Stephanie Crawford, and Miss Caroline Fisher.
Dill seems a little immature. Calpurnia was the family cook who seemed trustworthy, yet different than the other characters. Jem seems childlike, although he is (later to be found out) more mature than Scout. The narrator (Scout, we find out later) seems very childlike but has keen senses. Atticus is compassionate, understanding, and supportive. The Radleys seem mysterious, along with The Radley Place. Miss Stephanie Crawford is a gossiping know-it-all neighbor. Miss Caroline Fisher seems genuine.
3. What are some essential family values and family history that have shaped the people in this community?
Love, happiness, and being happy were core values. Family essentials were making sure everyone in the family helped out with everything, each pulling their own weight to get things done, which was much harder in the 1930s without technology.
4. What behaviors are accepted in the Maycomb community? What behaviors are not acceptable in the community?
Many behaviors were acceptable that we would not consider acceptable today. The questioning of a white lawyer taking the case of a black man was acceptable in Maycomb. Therefore, the reactions of the community to Atticus were also behaviors that were seen as