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To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapter 16

By: Tehjeev Sandhu, Riya Patel, Ahmad Rammah, Suvena Ricknauth

Plot Summary

Settings

  • 1930s
  • The courtroom
  • The Finch's house
  • It is the day of the trial and almost everybody but Miss Maudie is going to watch.
  • Miss Maudie believes that it is morbid to watch someone trial for their life. She compares Maycomb to a Roman Carnival.

Central Topics

  • A new character, Mr. Dolphus Raymond, is introduced. He is a white man married to a black woman.
  • Jem thinks that his children are unfortunate because they don't belong to the white community nor the black.
  • Jem and Scout disobey Atticus and sneak into the courtroom to watch the trial from the "colored balcony".

Plot Significance

Central Themes

The significance of this chapter is to introduce a new character, Mr.Dolphus Raymond. Mr. Dolphus married a black women so his kids were mixed and were not accepted by both blacks and whites. Another significance of this chapter is that it shows how Jem, Scout and Dill disobeyed their parent's orders and went into the courtroom to watch the case.

1.Segregation

2.Childhood

3.Courage

1.Coming of age

2. Evils of Racism

3.Morality and Ethics

Historical Context

Characters

Tone:

Conversational

Jitney Jungle : a chain of supermarkets that began in Jackson Mississippi in the early 1900s. Supermarkets were newly introduced

Purpose:

  • Scout
  • Jem
  • Atticus

Roman Carnival: is synonymous with roman gladiators. A violent/murderous event that was supposed to be a form of entertainment.

  • Dill
  • Mr. Dolphus Raymond
  • Miss Maudie

The purpose of this chapter was to create anticipation for the trial to finally begin. This is the climax of the story.

Audience:

Young Adult or Adult

Narrative Voice

First person point of view of Scout Finch.

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