To Kill a Mockingbired: Opening pages
1)Who is the narrator and what, if anything, do you find out about him or her? Is the narrative written in the third or the first person?
Scout, It is written in first person, as the quote "I said if he wanted to take a broad view...."
2)Apart from the narrator, what other characters are introduced? What do you learn about them?
Scout, Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia(Family)
Simon Finch, Alexandra Finch, Jack Finch
Mr. Radley, Boo Radley, Nathan Radley
Dill, Miss Rachel, Simon, Tack, Mrs.Rachel
Cecil, Mrs. Henry Lefayette Dubose, Miss Stephanie Crawford, The Cunninghams, Mr. Conner
We learn that they all live in Maycomb
3)What is the setting? How is it described? What is the atmosphere like?
Maycomb, a typical southern town in 1930, this setting is described slowly as this was a boring town.
4)Does the story begin at the beginning? The middle? Or near the end?
At the middle, but is a short flasback that scout describes.
5)Is the writting simple, complex, staightforward or mysterious? Look at imagery, diction and sintax.
Mysterious and simple
6)Do you have any idea what the novel is going to be about? Are there any hints as to what the theme will be?
About, prejudgment and racism
7)Do you want to read further? If so, how does the author arouse your curiosity?
Yes, as the book is very interesting!!!
Characters
1)Is there information about appearances, behaviour or about character's iner thoughts and feelings?
As scout is an omniscient narrator she cant know iner thoughts or feelings but she can know behaviour.
2)Look at the language, syntax, structure and imagery to indicate how characters are presented.
They are presented as a list of characters related in blood.
3)Is it posible to detect what the author's attitude is to the character? Sometimes names are clues.
Its detachment.
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