To Kill a Mockingbird
Characters in Movie – Atticus Finch (Defense Attorney), Jeremy (Jem) Atticus Finch (child), Jean Louise Finch (Scout) (child), Calpurnia (Cook-maid), Charles Baker Harris (Dill) (child), Miss Caroline Fisher (teacher), Walter Cunningham (child), Burris Ewell (child), Miss Maudie Atkinson, Miss Mayella Violet Ewell (Victim), Thomas Robinson (Tom) (Accused), Arthur Radley (Boo), Walter Cunningham (Father), Judge Taylor, Bob Ewell (Father), Dr. Reynolds, Sheriff Heck Tate, Aunt Alexandra, Link Deas, Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose, Nathan Radley, Mr. Braxton Underwood (The Press), Mr. Dolphus Raymond, Mr. Gilmer (Prosecutor)
Cast of Actors’ Names – Name in Plot – Adults
Gregory Peck – Atticus Finch
Frank Overton – Sheriff Tate
Rosemary Murphy – Miss Maudie Atkinson
Brock Peters – Thomas Robinson (Tom)
Ruth White - Mrs. Henry Layette Dubose
Estelle Evans – Calpurnia
Robert Duvall – Arthur Radley (Boo)
Paul Fix – Judge Taylor
Collin Wilcox – Mayella Violet Ewell
William Windom – Mr. Gilmer
Alice Ghostley – Aunt Stephanie Crawford
Richard Hale – Nathan Radley
James Anderson – Robert E. Lee “Bob” Ewell
Crahan Denton – Walter Cunningham Sr.
Jester Hairston – Spence Robinson - Tom’s Father
Kim Hamilton – Helen Robinson – Tom’s Wife
Nancy Marshall – School Teacher
Bill Walker – Reverend Sykes
Joe Walls – Baliff
Cast of Actors’ Names – Name in Plot – Children
Mary Badham – Scout Finch
John Megna – Charles Baker Harris (Dill)
Phillip Alford – Jem Finch
Steve Condit – Walter Cunningham Jr.
Screen Play by Horton Foote
Book – To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee
The story is based in a southern town called Maycomb in Maycomb County. In this county and in other counties that is inclusive of all of Alabama is the unsullied code of Alabama. Atticus Finch has accepted a controversial case of defending a black man (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white female (Mayella Ewell). During this film are confrontations between the Finch family and white citizens reflecting resentment, hate and feelings of their being a traitor for defending the “nigger”. Exploration of the characters of Atticus Finch’s children and an unusual child named Dill and their curiosity about Boo Radley and the case that their father’s is handling. Continuing forth is the legal interaction of the court proceedings and a harrowing life threatening experience towards Atticus Finch’s children and the conclusion of the case.
Propose Extra Credit to teacher and ask if you can do an oral presentation with students asking you questions to allow you to become used to speaking in front of a crowd. This will teach you how to be an orator and a great speaker one day.
The assignment is to watch the movie, peruse the book, answer the questions with emotional feeling and thought and also you will use the book to learn to scan and skim through and find details and scenes in the book to find more information to fulfill the goal of expanded thought and reveal more than the movie relays. Please write an essay of the possible consequences of going through a court process now and whether or not justice will be fairly given and a man of blackness will be treated as if human or as a raping animal in this scenario.
Exploring this extremely sensitive subject will allow you to become aware that the process of law is afforded as much as can be done as long as evidence is conclusive, accurate and is supportive of yes or no. This will allow the development of objectivity, correctness, accuracy, alertness, fairness and development of stimulative comprehension, interpretative comprehension, and thought comprehension. This is a starter and teaching session that will be ongoing. Please come again for the next lesson.
Stimulative Comprehension - Consist of stimuli that encourages thought patterns to emerge that facilitate understanding with more comprehension and continuous thought.
Interpretative Comprehension - Consist of taking a thought and becoming more analytical and interpretative of the intent whether clearly versed or hidden and obtaining the intent to keep on.
Thought Comprehension - is the last step in assimilation because it takes in account the stimuli and the reason (interpretative comprehension) and it will facilitate considerable change and expanded thought that allows more understanding and evolved thought patterns.
1. Generate Questions that incorporates using exploratory thought patterns and will allow more concise assimilation.
2. Answers become more broadened, detailed and generate more interactive ability and cognizant ability expands when continuing reading.
3. More ability to be analytical and upgradeable analysis and observational skill will naturally expand as student grows and matures.
4. Summary and conclusionary thought of subject provide assimilative procedures by using the supposedly common tools that are a base but is allowable to be expanded to ensure more accurate reading and entails allowing thought processes to increase.
QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO MOVIE (STORY)
1. What is the moral of the story and the consequence of Thomas or Mayella actions if guilty?
2. How old is Thomas (Tom) Robinson?
3. If he is guilty what is his judgment?
4. If she is guilty what is her judgment?
5. What are some of the intricacies that Atticus Finch is facing defending a black man accused of raping a white female?
6. Why do you think they asked him to take the case?
7. Do you think he can defend him adequately?
8. Why do you think he took the case?
9. Do you think he felt that he was upholding the code of unsullied and not forgotten?
10. Does he support the spirit of southern gentry and all in their place is theirs and justice dealt fair to restrict immoral conduct?
11. Did the woman have a conduct that was objectionable or questionable?
12. Do you think she deliberately cried rape to keep her honor and put the blame on just him?
13. What would a white man do to a white female who wantonly laid with a “nigger”?
14. Do you believe that in this town mixing (intercourse between the races) was forbidden?
15. Do you feel Atticus Finch was intimidated and felt fear for taking this case?
16. Because Atticus Finch represented a black man (nigger) do you feel they considered him a shade too dark now?
17. How was Atticus Finch treated now…did he receive the same respect or not?
18. Do you feel his kids were scared now since he took this case?
19. What behavior did Atticus Finch portray to his children?
20. Is Atticus Finch defense of this black man preventing a travesty of justice to be done?
21. Would the death of an innocent man become possible without court proceedings?
22. Is Atticus Finch prejudice or a bigot?
23. Is Atticus Finch a fair man as portrayed in this movie?
24. Is it a matter of pride, honor and strength of character that Atticus Finch is portraying?
25. Why do you think Atticus Finch told his daughter (Scout) to not say the “nigger” word?
26. Do you think Dill was good company for the children?
27. Why do you think they took Tom Robinson to a jail outside the city?
28. Why do you think Atticus Frank sat outside the jail protecting his client when they brought him into town for court proceedings?
29 Why did the children come and take a stand with their parent (Atticus Finch)?
30. Why do you think they turned on the Finch family and refused to speak?
31. Why did Scout’s behavior toward Mr. Walter Cunningham touch his heart and made him tell the others (lynch mob) to leave?
32. Do you find that Atticus Finch has admirable courage and is standing on his pride, principles of a well brought up southerner and man?
33. What was the name of the Judge over the court proceedings?
34. What does taking advantage of mean (in relation to a woman and of a sexual nature)?
35. Was a doctor called to examine Mayella for inner injuries or bruises on her body?
36. How old is Mayella?
37. What were the injuries sustained and listed and on which side were they prominently?
38 Why did Tom run or did he?
39 Did Mr. Bob Ewell who was testifying go for help?
40. Why did Atticus Finch have Mr. Bob Ewell write his name? What did it reveal? Is he right or left handed?
41. What is the victim’s name?
42. What is the accused’s name?
43. Has Mayella seen Tom before?
44. Does she portray fear of Tom on the witness stand?
45. Did she accuse Tom of raping her during the court session?
46. Did Tom feel foreboding because it was so quiet when he was in the house with Mayella to do a task for her?
47. Why do you think she was attracted to Tom?
48. Do you feel Tom was scared to death on the witness stand?
49. Is Tom exhibiting anxiety, fear and distress when answering the questions?
50. Were they(Tom & Mayella) caught (her supposed forcing herself on him) being intimate or kissing?
51. Do you believe Tom raped her?
52. Do you think that these people or family (Ewells) are credible or truthful?
53. Why was the kids or children not at home?
54. How many children were in the family that Mayella had to care for? Did she have calluses on her hands and was used to working hard?
55. Is Mayella the oldest of the children?
56. Was she considered a strong healthy woman?
57. Why did she keep inviting him in when no one was at home? Did she plan this scenario and was it deliberate?
58. Do you think he was able to physically sling her around or handle her with a crippled left arm (shriveled up left arm) that hung useless at his side and one good arm right?
59. Would the arm hamper his attack and throw him off in his attempt to rape?
60. How did he sling her down?
61. Could she have not hit the limb that was injured to buy time to get free?
62. Does it tell her height or the strength of her and based on her fury and anger do you believe a cowed down “nigger” would presume to rape her?
63. Do you believe Tom harmed her in anyway?
64. Did Tom feel sorry for her and this is why he helped her?
65. Why do you think Tom felt sorry for Mayella?
66. Is it possible that this compassion will be the death of him (Tom)?
67. What is wrong with Tom’s left arm and how did it occur?
68. What is Mayella the “cruel victim of” in the movie per Atticus Finch?
69. Does she have the right to blame Tom for her offense since she started the interaction?
70. What are the repercussions of Mayella’s actions by kissing Tom (nigger) and enticing him to take more liberties?
71. What is the code of the South per intimate relations between white and black people in that era and now?
72. What is the thought of nigger men? Are they thought of as born liars, immoral, over sexed, ignorant, with no honor? Does this concept or thought pertain to all or to a certain amount?
73. Is Tom a decent man? Has he ever been in trouble?
74. What is Tom’s (black) word worth against two white people in court and outside when it pertains to rape or anything else? What does it take to make his word equitable?
75. Does Tom have a family? Does anyone care? Why was there no character witness for him?
76. What is Atticus Frank asking the court’s jury to do?
77. Do you feel the jury feels intimidated and fearful? What if they said “not guilty” would there be repercussions?
78. Tom – defendant was found guilty as charged…Do you feel he ever had a chance?
79. Was his fate already determined? Did he have a chance?
80. Does anyone black have a chance when accused by white people?
81. Is respect always necessary for all when black and interacting with everyone?
82. Do you feel they will stay in town (Mayella, Father and family)?
83. Do you admire Atticus Finch for trying to help Tom?
84. Why did Tom run when he was being taken to another jail after his judgment of guilty?
85. Do you feel that Tom was killed and it was covered up…does this confirm something in your mind?
86 Why did Atticus Frank tell Tom’s relatives and people personally of what happened and how he died?
87. Would you run if you were Tom and you were being taken to another jail after a judgment of guilty?
88. Why did Mayella’s husband spit in Atticus Frank’s face in front of the “black people”?
89. Do you feel Atticus Frank was incensed at being treated with the lowest of contempt by Bob Ewell?
90 Do you think he did this (spit in his face) to demean, debase, degrade him for 1) being a man of learning, 2) having convictions to be non-prejudice, 3) resented him for being intelligent and upright without bigotry and stood for the law and did not countenance unstoppable hatred?
91. Why do you think someone attacked his children? Who was it?
92. Who got killed? Do you feel sorry for him when it was concluded that he caused an innocent man’s death and attempted to murder Atticus Frank’s children?
93. Who brought Jem and Scout home and saved the children and earned their father’s undying gratitude?
94. Was Scout’s brother (Jem) brave in trying to save his sister?
95. Is Boo the most misunderstood person in this town?
96. Why did Bob Ewell attack Atticus’s children?
97. What was the judgment of Bob Ewell’s fate by Sheriff Heck Tate?
98. Is Arthur (Boo) the children’s guardian angel? Is he deemed a gentle giant?
99. Do you feel that the bible is enough to have them swear to tell the truth?
100. Based on this if a person is an atheist does his or her testimony have the true credibility that is needed and is it questionable forever?
101. If a person has later been found a perjurer and deliberate misuser of facts and details can the testimony be threw out and a retrial established to clear a man’s name if he was innocent due to the repercussions that his family is still suffering but was found guilty?
102. Do you think they will ever forget these events in this town or county?
103. What is the significance of the word "mockingbird"?
Characters in Movie – Atticus Finch (Defense Attorney), Jeremy (Jem) Atticus Finch (child), Jean Louise Finch (Scout) (child), Calpurnia (Cook-maid), Charles Baker Harris (Dill) (child), Miss Caroline Fisher (teacher), Walter Cunningham (child), Burris Ewell (child), Miss Maudie Atkinson, Miss Mayella Violet Ewell (Victim), Thomas Robinson (Tom) (Accused), Arthur Radley (Boo), Walter Cunningham (Father), Judge Taylor, Bob Ewell (Father), Dr. Reynolds, Sheriff Heck Tate, Aunt Alexandra, Link Deas, Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose, Nathan Radley, Mr. Braxton Underwood (The Press), Mr. Dolphus Raymond, Mr. Gilmer (Prosecutor)
Cast of Actors’ Names – Name in Plot – Adults
Gregory Peck – Atticus Finch
Frank Overton – Sheriff Tate
Rosemary Murphy – Miss Maudie Atkinson
Brock Peters – Thomas Robinson (Tom)
Ruth White - Mrs. Henry Layette Dubose
Estelle Evans – Calpurnia
Robert Duvall – Arthur Radley (Boo)
Paul Fix – Judge Taylor
Collin Wilcox – Mayella Violet Ewell
William Windom – Mr. Gilmer
Alice Ghostley – Aunt Stephanie Crawford
Richard Hale – Nathan Radley
James Anderson – Robert E. Lee “Bob” Ewell
Crahan Denton – Walter Cunningham Sr.
Jester Hairston – Spence Robinson - Tom’s Father
Kim Hamilton – Helen Robinson – Tom’s Wife
Nancy Marshall – School Teacher
Bill Walker – Reverend Sykes
Joe Walls – Baliff
Cast of Actors’ Names – Name in Plot – Children
Mary Badham – Scout Finch
John Megna – Charles Baker Harris (Dill)
Phillip Alford – Jem Finch
Steve Condit – Walter Cunningham Jr.
Screen Play by Horton Foote
Book – To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee
The story is based in a southern town called Maycomb in Maycomb County. In this county and in other counties that is inclusive of all of Alabama is the unsullied code of Alabama. Atticus Finch has accepted a controversial case of defending a black man (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white female (Mayella Ewell). During this film are confrontations between the Finch family and white citizens reflecting resentment, hate and feelings of their being a traitor for defending the “nigger”. Exploration of the characters of Atticus Finch’s children and an unusual child named Dill and their curiosity about Boo Radley and the case that their father’s is handling. Continuing forth is the legal interaction of the court proceedings and a harrowing life threatening experience towards Atticus Finch’s children and the conclusion of the case.
Propose Extra Credit to teacher and ask if you can do an oral presentation with students asking you questions to allow you to become used to speaking in front of a crowd. This will teach you how to be an orator and a great speaker one day.
The assignment is to watch the movie, peruse the book, answer the questions with emotional feeling and thought and also you will use the book to learn to scan and skim through and find details and scenes in the book to find more information to fulfill the goal of expanded thought and reveal more than the movie relays. Please write an essay of the possible consequences of going through a court process now and whether or not justice will be fairly given and a man of blackness will be treated as if human or as a raping animal in this scenario.
Exploring this extremely sensitive subject will allow you to become aware that the process of law is afforded as much as can be done as long as evidence is conclusive, accurate and is supportive of yes or no. This will allow the development of objectivity, correctness, accuracy, alertness, fairness and development of stimulative comprehension, interpretative comprehension, and thought comprehension. This is a starter and teaching session that will be ongoing. Please come again for the next lesson.
Stimulative Comprehension - Consist of stimuli that encourages thought patterns to emerge that facilitate understanding with more comprehension and continuous thought.
Interpretative Comprehension - Consist of taking a thought and becoming more analytical and interpretative of the intent whether clearly versed or hidden and obtaining the intent to keep on.
Thought Comprehension - is the last step in assimilation because it takes in account the stimuli and the reason (interpretative comprehension) and it will facilitate considerable change and expanded thought that allows more understanding and evolved thought patterns.
1. Generate Questions that incorporates using exploratory thought patterns and will allow more concise assimilation.
2. Answers become more broadened, detailed and generate more interactive ability and cognizant ability expands when continuing reading.
3. More ability to be analytical and upgradeable analysis and observational skill will naturally expand as student grows and matures.
4. Summary and conclusionary thought of subject provide assimilative procedures by using the supposedly common tools that are a base but is allowable to be expanded to ensure more accurate reading and entails allowing thought processes to increase.
QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO MOVIE (STORY)
1. What is the moral of the story and the consequence of Thomas or Mayella actions if guilty?
2. How old is Thomas (Tom) Robinson?
3. If he is guilty what is his judgment?
4. If she is guilty what is her judgment?
5. What are some of the intricacies that Atticus Finch is facing defending a black man accused of raping a white female?
6. Why do you think they asked him to take the case?
7. Do you think he can defend him adequately?
8. Why do you think he took the case?
9. Do you think he felt that he was upholding the code of unsullied and not forgotten?
10. Does he support the spirit of southern gentry and all in their place is theirs and justice dealt fair to restrict immoral conduct?
11. Did the woman have a conduct that was objectionable or questionable?
12. Do you think she deliberately cried rape to keep her honor and put the blame on just him?
13. What would a white man do to a white female who wantonly laid with a “nigger”?
14. Do you believe that in this town mixing (intercourse between the races) was forbidden?
15. Do you feel Atticus Finch was intimidated and felt fear for taking this case?
16. Because Atticus Finch represented a black man (nigger) do you feel they considered him a shade too dark now?
17. How was Atticus Finch treated now…did he receive the same respect or not?
18. Do you feel his kids were scared now since he took this case?
19. What behavior did Atticus Finch portray to his children?
20. Is Atticus Finch defense of this black man preventing a travesty of justice to be done?
21. Would the death of an innocent man become possible without court proceedings?
22. Is Atticus Finch prejudice or a bigot?
23. Is Atticus Finch a fair man as portrayed in this movie?
24. Is it a matter of pride, honor and strength of character that Atticus Finch is portraying?
25. Why do you think Atticus Finch told his daughter (Scout) to not say the “nigger” word?
26. Do you think Dill was good company for the children?
27. Why do you think they took Tom Robinson to a jail outside the city?
28. Why do you think Atticus Frank sat outside the jail protecting his client when they brought him into town for court proceedings?
29 Why did the children come and take a stand with their parent (Atticus Finch)?
30. Why do you think they turned on the Finch family and refused to speak?
31. Why did Scout’s behavior toward Mr. Walter Cunningham touch his heart and made him tell the others (lynch mob) to leave?
32. Do you find that Atticus Finch has admirable courage and is standing on his pride, principles of a well brought up southerner and man?
33. What was the name of the Judge over the court proceedings?
34. What does taking advantage of mean (in relation to a woman and of a sexual nature)?
35. Was a doctor called to examine Mayella for inner injuries or bruises on her body?
36. How old is Mayella?
37. What were the injuries sustained and listed and on which side were they prominently?
38 Why did Tom run or did he?
39 Did Mr. Bob Ewell who was testifying go for help?
40. Why did Atticus Finch have Mr. Bob Ewell write his name? What did it reveal? Is he right or left handed?
41. What is the victim’s name?
42. What is the accused’s name?
43. Has Mayella seen Tom before?
44. Does she portray fear of Tom on the witness stand?
45. Did she accuse Tom of raping her during the court session?
46. Did Tom feel foreboding because it was so quiet when he was in the house with Mayella to do a task for her?
47. Why do you think she was attracted to Tom?
48. Do you feel Tom was scared to death on the witness stand?
49. Is Tom exhibiting anxiety, fear and distress when answering the questions?
50. Were they(Tom & Mayella) caught (her supposed forcing herself on him) being intimate or kissing?
51. Do you believe Tom raped her?
52. Do you think that these people or family (Ewells) are credible or truthful?
53. Why was the kids or children not at home?
54. How many children were in the family that Mayella had to care for? Did she have calluses on her hands and was used to working hard?
55. Is Mayella the oldest of the children?
56. Was she considered a strong healthy woman?
57. Why did she keep inviting him in when no one was at home? Did she plan this scenario and was it deliberate?
58. Do you think he was able to physically sling her around or handle her with a crippled left arm (shriveled up left arm) that hung useless at his side and one good arm right?
59. Would the arm hamper his attack and throw him off in his attempt to rape?
60. How did he sling her down?
61. Could she have not hit the limb that was injured to buy time to get free?
62. Does it tell her height or the strength of her and based on her fury and anger do you believe a cowed down “nigger” would presume to rape her?
63. Do you believe Tom harmed her in anyway?
64. Did Tom feel sorry for her and this is why he helped her?
65. Why do you think Tom felt sorry for Mayella?
66. Is it possible that this compassion will be the death of him (Tom)?
67. What is wrong with Tom’s left arm and how did it occur?
68. What is Mayella the “cruel victim of” in the movie per Atticus Finch?
69. Does she have the right to blame Tom for her offense since she started the interaction?
70. What are the repercussions of Mayella’s actions by kissing Tom (nigger) and enticing him to take more liberties?
71. What is the code of the South per intimate relations between white and black people in that era and now?
72. What is the thought of nigger men? Are they thought of as born liars, immoral, over sexed, ignorant, with no honor? Does this concept or thought pertain to all or to a certain amount?
73. Is Tom a decent man? Has he ever been in trouble?
74. What is Tom’s (black) word worth against two white people in court and outside when it pertains to rape or anything else? What does it take to make his word equitable?
75. Does Tom have a family? Does anyone care? Why was there no character witness for him?
76. What is Atticus Frank asking the court’s jury to do?
77. Do you feel the jury feels intimidated and fearful? What if they said “not guilty” would there be repercussions?
78. Tom – defendant was found guilty as charged…Do you feel he ever had a chance?
79. Was his fate already determined? Did he have a chance?
80. Does anyone black have a chance when accused by white people?
81. Is respect always necessary for all when black and interacting with everyone?
82. Do you feel they will stay in town (Mayella, Father and family)?
83. Do you admire Atticus Finch for trying to help Tom?
84. Why did Tom run when he was being taken to another jail after his judgment of guilty?
85. Do you feel that Tom was killed and it was covered up…does this confirm something in your mind?
86 Why did Atticus Frank tell Tom’s relatives and people personally of what happened and how he died?
87. Would you run if you were Tom and you were being taken to another jail after a judgment of guilty?
88. Why did Mayella’s husband spit in Atticus Frank’s face in front of the “black people”?
89. Do you feel Atticus Frank was incensed at being treated with the lowest of contempt by Bob Ewell?
90 Do you think he did this (spit in his face) to demean, debase, degrade him for 1) being a man of learning, 2) having convictions to be non-prejudice, 3) resented him for being intelligent and upright without bigotry and stood for the law and did not countenance unstoppable hatred?
91. Why do you think someone attacked his children? Who was it?
92. Who got killed? Do you feel sorry for him when it was concluded that he caused an innocent man’s death and attempted to murder Atticus Frank’s children?
93. Who brought Jem and Scout home and saved the children and earned their father’s undying gratitude?
94. Was Scout’s brother (Jem) brave in trying to save his sister?
95. Is Boo the most misunderstood person in this town?
96. Why did Bob Ewell attack Atticus’s children?
97. What was the judgment of Bob Ewell’s fate by Sheriff Heck Tate?
98. Is Arthur (Boo) the children’s guardian angel? Is he deemed a gentle giant?
99. Do you feel that the bible is enough to have them swear to tell the truth?
100. Based on this if a person is an atheist does his or her testimony have the true credibility that is needed and is it questionable forever?
101. If a person has later been found a perjurer and deliberate misuser of facts and details can the testimony be threw out and a retrial established to clear a man’s name if he was innocent due to the repercussions that his family is still suffering but was found guilty?
102. Do you think they will ever forget these events in this town or county?
103. What is the significance of the word "mockingbird"?
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