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Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Museum

Walter Cunningham Jr.

Tom Robinson

Aunt Alexandra

Calpurnia

"Francis, what the hell do you mean?"

chapter 9, paragraph 97

"And I said, Miss Mayella, let me outta here, an' I tried to run."

chapter 19, page 221

"Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house, they are company and don't let me catch you remarking on their ways like you were so high and mighty."

chapter 3, paragraph 29

"Ever hear about him, Walter?"

"Reckon I have," said Walter. "Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans--folks say he pizened 'em and put 'em over on the school side of the fence."

page 20

Aunt Alexandra is Atticus's sister and is portrayed as a proud, strong-minded woman with quite an attitude. You either hate her or mildly dislike her until the end of the book. Alexandra is a bit judgemental on various occasions, but becomes a more caring figure when things get serious. Aunt Alexandra is very opinionated and questions anything out of place in her imaginary, perfect world. This quote is an example of how serious she becomes when something is out of line.

Walter Cunningham Jr. is a classmate of Scout's, and in the book is portrayed as quite humble and quiet. It's a custom of the Cunningham's not to take anything they can't repay, and this trait gets Scout in trouble on the first day of school.

Calpurnia has been Jem and Scout's nanny since their mother died and has always practiced the art of tough love and discipline. She's well educated for a black woman, and is respected by the Finch family. Calpurnia believes in fairness, respect, and equality for everyone. The excerpt above details about Scout's questioning her "company", Walter Cunningham Jr.

Tom is a strong, hardworking black man with a gimp arm. Tom was accused of raping a trashy white girl by the name of Mayella Ewell, and because of the prejudice, was convicted; even though the jury knew right well that he was innocent. He'd had a history with Mayella - He would do work for her for free, simply because it was the right thing to do. Tom wanted nothing romantically from Mayella Ewell and as described by him above, he tried to flee from her.

Mrs. Dubose

Bob Ewell

Mayella Ewell

Maudie Atkinson

Charles Baker "Dill" Harris

"I got somethin' to say. And then I ain't gonna say no more. He took advantage of me. An' if you fine, fancy gentlemen ain't gonna do nothin' about it, then you're just a bunch of lousy, yella, stinkin' cowards"

chapter 18, paragraph 167

"It was just him I couldn't stand - That old Mr. Gilmer doin' him thataway, talking so hateful to him -It was the way he said it made me sick, plain sick."

chapter 19, paragraph 155

"What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! you'll grow up waiting on tables if someone doesn't change your ways"

page 101

"There are just some kind of men who—who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results."

chapter 5, paragraph 44

[Scout as narrator] "Mr. Ewell wrote on the back of the envelope and looked up complacently to see Judge Taylor staring at him as if he were some fragrant gardenia in full bloom on the witness stand, to see Mr. Gilmer half-sitting, half-standing at his table. The jury was watching him, one man was leaning forward with his hands over the railing. [Mr Ewell] 'What’s so interestin‘?' he asked. [Judge Taylor] 'You’re left-handed, Mr. Ewell,' said Judge Taylor. [Scout as narrator] Mr. Ewell turned angrily to the judge and said he didn’t see what his being left-handed had to do with it, that he was a Christ fearing man and Atticus Finch was taking advantage of him.

chapter 17

At first, all you see is a nasty old prune, but when you look past the spiteful comments and racist mindset, you'll find that she really isn't half bad. Just kidding, she's still a jerk. As quoted from Schmoop.com, Scout introduces her as "plain hell". She does, however, act as an example for Atticus to teach the children about courage by breaking her narcotics addiction before her death. Mrs. Dubose, an elderly woman, obviously believes in keeping with tradition, whether it be white supremacy or women always wearing dresses.

Miss Maudie's talking about Nathan Radley here but also about his fellow foot-washing Baptists who think she's going to hell for making her garden pretty. Miss Maudie's no party girl, but she still strikes out at those who think that all pleasure is bad. Mrs. Maudie is the Finches’ neighbor, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family. Miss Maudie is almost the same age as Atticus's younger brother, Jack. She shares Atticus’s passion for justice and is the children’s best friend among Maycomb’s adults.

Dill's got a hyper-active imagination that he likes to share with his summertime neighbors, Jem and Scout. He's always telling stories of his great adventures and conjuring up theories about the sinister Boo Radley. Take a deeper look into Dill's history and you'll find that Dill's family really just plays hot potato with him; shipping him to Maycomb for the summer. It's sad, really, how his parents are so uncaring of him. Dill is caring and innocent throughout the story. The quote displays him as such and how sensitive he becomes when he hears of the mistreatment of an innocent man.

Tom Robinson may feel sorry her, but no one else does. Mayella Ewell comes from a family that's the lowest of the low. They live in a literal dump and aren't really that far from hogs. She is nineteen and a half, the eldest of eight children. The father is abusive and the 'mother' is dead. Mayella starts creepin' on Tom Robinson, and when her father sees, gets in a heap of trouble. Together, the father-daughter duo decide to make it look like Tom tried to rape her. The quote depicts how Mayella has never been treated with common courtesy and knows nothing about manners.

As a father of eight, Bob Ewell is quite the opposite of a positive role model for his children. Throughout the novel, he loiters around Maycomb doing one of three things: binge drinking, beating his kids, or knowingly framing Tom Robinson. Unfortunately, Bob Ewell is one character who doesn't mature from his irresponsible, disgraceful ways. Needless to say, Bob Ewell, along with the rest of the Ewell clan, merge to configure the scum of the earth. The quote above illustrates his incompetence, and often crude ways.

Arthur "Boo" Radley

About the Actual Museum

"well how'd you feel if you'd been shut up for a hundred years with nothin' but cats to eat?"

pages 148-149

To Kill a Mockingbird Exhibit

Old Courthouse Museum and The Birdhouse Trail

  • The Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville offers a play that demonstrates what the trial would've actually been like. As the cast performs, visitors develop an emotional attatchment to Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson, offering a better understanding of how emotionally challenging that event must've been.
  • The Birdhouse trail is a trail of custom-designed birdhouses throughout downtown Monroeville. Some of the birdhouses depict significant scenes from To Kill a Mockingbird.
  • Located in the Monroe County Museum, the To Kill a Mockingbird exhibit is told almost entirely in Harper Lee's words.
  • The exhibit includes photos and memorabilia to give the visitor an enhanced idea of the To Kill a Mockingbird storyline and setting.
  • A documentary film featuring local citizens is shown to inform visitors on how Monroeville, AL (Maycomb, AL) was in the 1930s and how it's evolved since then.

A recluse who never sets foot outside his house, Boo stimulates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill. He is a good person but due to some circulating rumors and his nature he is made into a monster by the gossipy people of Maycomb. Boo would often leave little presents for the children. he was once an intelligent child emotionally damaged by his cruel father, Boo provides an example of the threat that evil poses to innocence and goodness. He is one of the novel’s “mockingbirds,” a good person injured by the evil of mankind. This quote proves the common misconception surrounding Boo.

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