CHPTS. 17-18 | Minor Characters NAME(s):______

Harper Lee is a master of using minor characters in order to reinforce established motifs. Fill out the following chart about the minor characters we are meeting.
Minor Character / At least 2 Pieces of Evidence about him/her / What motif does this MOST connect to and why?
Dolphus Raymond
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Billups and Jake Slade
Judge Taylor

CH. 18 | Analyzing how Mayella is treated by Atticus and Mr. Gilmer

Chapter 18 questions / Your answer needs to have EXACT QUOTES embedded in it. / How does Mr. Gilmer compare?
What words or phrases does Atticus use to address Mayella when he speaks to her?
Considering the words and phrases you typed above, how would you best describe how Atticus treated Mayella?
What is the difference between Atticus and Mr. Gilmer? How do the differences help you understand Atticus’s character?
Meet with the person from your group that had “The Golden Rule”/Page 1. Share your findings and then answer the following question: What connections can you draw to the Golden Rule?


CH 19 | Analyzing how TOM ROBINSON is treated by Atticus and Mr. Gilmer

Chapter 18 questions / Your answer needs to have EXACT QUOTES embedded in it. / How does Atticus compare?
What words or phrases does Mr. Gilmer use to address Tom when he speaks to him?
Considering the words and phrases you wrote above, how would you best describe how Mr. Gilmer treated Tom?
What is the difference between Atticus and Mr. Gilmer? How do the differences help you understand Atticus’s character?
Meet with the person from your group that had “The Golden Rule”/Page 1. Share your findings and then answer the following question: What connections can you draw to the Golden Rule?

CH 19 | INFERRING USING PERSPECTIVE

There is a lot of inference needed in Chapter 19. Harper Lee is expecting you to stand on your experience and knowledge in order to have the right angle/perspective so you can “read between the lines.”
Incident from the novel / What is DIRECTLY said about this incident (re-type the exact lines). / What does this INDIRECTLY mean?
Tom feels sorry for Mayella
Tom runs away from Mayella
Dill is crying
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
shares his opinion

CH 20 | Atticus’s Closing Remarks

“This case is as simple as black and white.”
Literal and Figurative Meanings
1 How is this case literally about black and white? / 2 How is this case black and white, figuratively speaking?
Describe the irony of Atticus’s statement. Irony: words that express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
3. What do Atticus’s words mean without irony? / 4. Atticus is speaking with irony here. What do his words really mean?