Year10EnglishMrsLow - Character Analysis - Atticus

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ATTICUS PART ONE

Part of the Novel	Quotation	What do we learn about the character through this quotation?	Language Technique/s	How does the technique help us to understand/respond to the character?
Scout’s attitude to her father, pp.10-11	“Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment”.	We learn that scouts father was polite towards the children and very fatherly and loved to play and read with the children.	Cumulation listing & humor	Humor is created through the word satisfactory & this teaches us that scouts father is loving and caring towards his children and also shows that jem and scout are humerous.
Atticus’ advice to Scout about Miss Caroline, p.35
Atticus and Miss Maudie’s burning house, pp. 75-78	'I saw Atticus carrying miss Maudies heavy oak rocking chair, and thought it sensible of him to save what she valued most”.	We learn that Atticus is brave and courageous	Description of Atticus’ action Scout’s reflection of Atticus’ kindness – positive connotations of word ‘valued’	Helps the respoder to understand that he is willing to help and is showing kindness when helping miss maudie and saving her oak chair.
Atticus’ attitude to bring up children, pp.98-105
Atticus shoots Tim Johnson, pp.98-105
Atticus’ reaction to Mrs Dubose’s death, pp.116-118

ATTICUS PART 2

Part of the Novel	Quotation	What do we learn about the character through this quotation?	Language Technique/s	How does the technique help us to understand/respond to the character?
Atticus tries to tell his children off, pp.138-140
Crowd outside the house, pp.150-153
Lynch mob outside jail, p.157-161
Atticus’ summing up at the court case, pp.209-212
Bob Ewell spits at Atticus, pp.223-225
Atticus talks about justice pp.225-229