To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 24
The ladies are greatly concerned for poor black people halfway around the world, but they have no sympathy or consideration for the black people in their own town.
. The theme of hypocrisy plays a major role in this chapter. What is hypocritical about the concern the ladies of the missionary circle have for the Mrunas?
Alexandra is referring to the people of Maycomb.
Alexandra asks Miss Maudie, "[W]hat else do they want from him, Maudie, what else?"
The Mrunas are a tribe of people that the missionary circle is trying to civilize and Christianize
Aunt Alexandra is entertaining her missionary circle. Who are the Mrunas, and why is the missionary circle interested in them?
Mrs. Merriweather is talking about Maycomb's black community
Mrs. Merriweather says, "If we just let them know we forgive' em, that we've forgotten it, then this whole thing'll blow over." Who and what is she talking about?
Calpurnia said that Tom had given up all hope of ever becoming free again.
What did Calpurnia say to Miss Rachel's cook about Tom's despair?
Miss Maudie coldly says to Mrs. Merriweather, "His food doesn't stick going down, does it?" She is referring to the fact that Mrs. Merriweather is happily eating food provided by the Finch household
What does Miss Maudie say that silences Mrs. Merriweather? "
The repetition of the phrase "the handful of people" throughout Miss Maudie's speech is an example of anaphora.
What literary device does the author use in the second part of Miss Maudie's response?
He says that Tom is dead: "They shot him...
When Atticus arrives home, what terrible news does he bring about Tom Robinson?
She is making a veiled criticism of Atticus and his defense of Tom Robinson.
When Mrs. Merriweather claims, "there are some good but misguided people in this town," what is she talking about, and to whom is she referring?
Scout's experience among the gossipy, two-faced ladies of the missionary circle is confusing
Why does Scout prefer the company of men as opposed to that of women?
