Chapter 4 – To Kill a

MockingbirdA closer look at prejudice in the novel

After reading Chapter 4…0What did Boo do?

Quotes from the text:"Two live oaks stood at the end of the Radley lot; their roots reached into the side-road and made it bumpy. Something about one of the trees attracted my attention.” "Tin-foil was sticking out of a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun. I stood on my tiptoe, hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers.“ Page 33

Prejudice?

0 Do you think, that so far in the novel, that the children have been prejudice towards Boo Radley? How so?

Prejudice:The word prejudice is most commonly used to refer to preconceived judgments toward people or a person because of race, social class, gender, ethnicity, homelessness, age, disability, obesity, religion, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics. It also means beliefs without knowledge of the facts and may include "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence."

Rising out of Prejudice

The rose that grew from concrete

0Did you hear about the rose that grewfrom a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams,it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else ever cared.

Let’s go back to our essential questions and consider…

0How has society influenced the children’s beliefs about Arthur Radley and the Radley household?

0Although this is a modern day initiative, do you think that Jem, Scout and Dill could benefit from something like Rachel’s Challenge?

0Would you have considered Jem, Scout and Dill’s behavior bullying? How is it, how is it not?

In your writer’s journal..

Consider Prejudice

On your next sheet of paper in your writer’s journal, write the word Prejudice. Think of a time when you or someone you know was prejudice towards someone because of their race, social class, gender, ethnicity, homelessness, age, disability, obesity, religion, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics.

Write about this time for the next 5 minutes. Write down everything you can remember about when this happened.

Anyone want to share their experience?

Follow up…

0Where did this prejudice come from? Someone’s idea, friends, family, personal beliefs?

0 In TKAMB, you will see many types of prejudice (you’ve already seen many). Be aware of these and how it affects the story and its characters.