TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CHAPTER 15

Geo Kim

THEME

Racial discrimination corrupts society and creates

undesired conflict

MAIN FOCUS

GrotesqueCharacters

2 MAIN EVENTS

Heck Tate coming to the Finch house hold with a group of men

unhappy with Atticus’ decision on defending Tom Robinson

A mob appears in front of the jail where Tom Robinson is.

Argument with Atticus about the matter

HECK TATE’S APPEARANCE

‘I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee

there won’t be any......’ – Heck Tate pg194

‘You’ve got everything to lose from this Atticus. I

mean everything.’ – Mr. Link Deas pg195

MO B IN FRO NT O F THE MAYCO MB JA IL

‘We saw Atticus look up from his newspaper. He

closed it, folded it deliberately, dropped it in his lap, and

pushed his hat to the back of his head. He seemed to be

expecting them.’- Scout pg201

‘ “You know what we want,” another man said. “Get

aside from the door, Mr. Finch.’ - Walter pg202

LINK

Foreshadow, tone, imagery+mood, and inference relate to the theme

Racial discrimination corrupts society and creates

undesired conflict

CONCLUSION

Harper Lee was effective in the sense of sending the grotesque features within the story to prove the theme ‘Racial Discrimination corrupts society and creates undesired conflict’.