Tracking Themes TKM

Directions: For each listed theme, find at least THREE strong examples from the novel.
(1/2 point each example)

THEME EXAMPLE #1 EXAMPLE #2 EXAMPLE #3

Education “Miss Caroline told “Don’t say nigger, Thomas Jefferson
me to tell my father Scout. That’s once said that all
not to teach me any common.” “‘s what men are created
more, It would everybody at school equal.... There is a
interfere with my says.” “From now tendency for certain
reading.” (Page 19) on it’ll be everybody people to use this
less one--” (Page phrase out of
85) context, to satisfy all
conditions. The
most ridiculous
example I can think
of is that the people
who run public
education promote
the stupid and idle
along with the
industrious. (Page
233)
Bravery/Cowardice “Well, in the first “I wanted you to see “It's not time to
place you never what real courage is, worry yet.” (Page
stopped to gimme a instead of getting 243)
chance to tell you the idea that courage
my side of it--you is a man with a gun
just lit right into in his hand. It's
me.” (Page 97) when you know
you're licked before
you begin, but you
begin anyway and
see it through no
matter what.” (Page
128)
Racial Prejudice “but now he’s “that all Negroes lie, “She was white, and
turned out a that all Negroes are she tempted a
nigger-lover basically immoral Negro. She did
besides, but I’m beings, that all something that in
here to tell you it Negro men are not our society is
certainly does to be trusted around unspeakable: she
 mortify the ret of the are women” (Page kissed a black man.”
family-” (Page 94) 232) (Page 231)
Social Class “Atticus said "There's four kinds "They don't belong
Prejudice professional people of folks in the anywhere. Colored
were poor because world. The ordinary Folks won’t have
the farmers were kind like us and the ‘em because they’re
poor. As Maycomb neighbors, there’s half white; white
County was farm the kind like the folks won’t have
country, nickels and Cunningams out in ‘em ‘cause they’re
dimes were hard to the woods, the kind colored, so they’re
come by for doctors like the Ewells just in-betweens,
and dentists and down at the dump, don’t belong
lawyers.” (Page 23) and the Negroes." anywhere.” (Page
(Page 258) 183)

Gender Prejudice “I was not so sure, “I could not possibly “We decided that it
but Jem told me I hope to be a lady if I would be best for
was being a girl, that wore breeches; you to have some
girls always when I said I could feminine influence.
imagined things, do nothing in a It won’t be many
that’s why other dress, she said I years, Jean Louise,
people hated them wasn’t supposed to before you become
so, and if I started be doing things that interested in clothes
behaving like one I required pants. Aunt and boys—” (Page
could just go off and Alexandra’s vision 145)
find some to play of my deportment
with.” (Page 45) involved playing
with small stoves,
tea sets, and wearing
the Add-A-Pearl
necklace she gave
me when I was
born; furthermore, I
should be a ray of
sunshine in my
father’s lonely life.”
(Page 92-93)
Loss of Innocence “I did not miss her, “Uncle Jack, please "Grandma says it's
but I think Jem did. promise me bad enough he let
He remembered her somethin’, please you all run wild, but
clearly, and sir. Promise you now he's turned out
sometimes in the won’t tell Atticus a n****r-lover we'll
middle of a game he about this. He--he never be able to
would sigh at asked me one time walk the streets of
length, then go off not to let anything I Maycomb agin. He's
 and play by himself heard about him ruinin' the family,
behind the make me mad, an’ that's what he's
car-house.” (Page I’d ruther him think doin'." (Page 94)
6-7) we were fightin’
about somethin’ else
instead, Please
promise…” (Page
98)
Answer the following question:
Which theme do think is ​most important​ to the overall meaning of this novel? (1 pt)
Racial Prejudice