Sunday, February 15, 2015

I need help listing the characters' conflicts (both internal and external) in To Kill a Mockingbird.

CHARACTER CONFLICTS IN TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD


ATTICUS
FINCH
.  Atticus' primary conflict comes with his decision to defend Tom
Robinson, a black man, on the charge of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. Atticus
knows that many of the townspeople will not approve of his decision, and that it may
bring problems for himself and his family. He also worries about how he raises his
children, hoping he is making the right decisions and that they will come to him when
they need advice.


SCOUT
FINCH
.  Scout has many conflicts during the novel, including whether she
should return to school after a bad first day in the first grade. She has trouble
holding her tongue--and fists--when other children insult her father. She feels guilty
about her harrassment of Boo Radley after finally realizing that he is a friendly man
and not some sort of monster.


JEM
FINCH
.  Jem has to deal with the onrush of adolescence, and he is
devastated by the outcome of the Tom Robinson trial. He finds himself drifting apart
from his younger sister, but he heroically defends her in the final
chapters.


DILL HARRIS.  Dill
desperately seeks the love of his mother and father, who seem to prefer doing things
without Dill. Consequently, Dill is happiest during his summers in Maycomb, but his wild
tales about his life in Meridian are a cry for
attention. 


BOO RADLEY
Little is known of Boo's thoughts or actions, but he has made a conscious decision to
remain in his house and apart from the outside world. However, he must be keeping a
close watch out for his young friends, Jem and Scout, because he comes to their rescue
at the end of the story.


MAYELLA
EWELL
.  Mayella must have had some remorse for falsely charging Tom
Robinson with raping her, but the pressure (and probable threats of violence) put upon
her by her father, Bob, forces her to follow his
lead.


TOM ROBINSON.  Tom must
know that he has little chance of being freed by a white jury, even though Atticus
assures him that he has a chance of being released upon appeal. However, Tom loses faith
once he is sent to prison, and he can't abide by Atticus' promise to not give up
hope. He decides to run once again, and is shot to death by the prison
guards.

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