TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

ESSAY QUESTIONS AND

ESSAY PLANS

Topic / Theme: Justice and MoralityStudent Suggested Essay questions:

Possible Plan / Structure• Tom Robinson• Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley• Bob Ewell

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is full of examples of injustice. Discuss.

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, is justice served in Maycomb discuss with reference to the trial and other key events.

Possible Plan / Structure• Tom Robinson• Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley• Bob Ewell

Evidence that could be used in a Justice / Morality essay:Boo Radley’s punishment as a young childTom Robinson’s trialBoo Radley being allowed to go free by Sherriff Heck Tate after he killed Bob EwellTom Robinson being shot 17 times whilst trying to escape from jail

Possible Quotes to use

“Yeah, but Atticus aims to defend him. That’s what I don’t like about it.” (Page 180, Racism)“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” (Page 192)“It ain’t right Atticus, no son, its not right.” (Page 234)“A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up.” (Page 227)

“No suh, I’d hafta face up to what I didn’t do.” (Page 198)“Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed (Page 241)“Judge Taylor was polling the jury: ‘Guilty… guilty… guilty…guilty.” (Page 211)(Heck Tate says) “Mr Finch, there’s just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hidy to ‘em. Even then, they ain’t worth the bullet it takes to shoot ‘em.” (Page 296)

Topic / Theme: Justice and Morality