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 “I can read” Chapter “most of the first “Indeed, they were
1 grade failed it last an endless Project
It shows that year.” that slowly evolved
education and being Chapter 2 into a Unit” Chapter
able to read is a big During this time 4
deal most people were Scout is bored with
poor, so not a lot of school
kids passed certain
grades
Bravery/Cowardice “allowing them to “Jem wouldn’t get “Get the tire”
plead guilty” any farther than the Chapter 4
Chapter 1 Radley gate” Jem was yelling at
it shows the guys Chapter 1 Scout to get the tire
being prosecuted Jem would rather even though he
would rather take not get near the rolled Scout over to
the easy way out Radley household the Radley place
and die other than and get teased by
living in a life where Dill then touch the
everyone hates you house
Racial Prejudice “the heart to put him “Do you defend ​I remembered
in jail alongside n*ggers, Atticus?” something. “Yessum,
N*groes” Chapter 1 Chapter 9 and she promised me I
could come out to her
Boo Radley getting The term is used to house some afternoon.
the *advantage* in insult blacks and Atticus. I’ll go next
the sheriff's’ eyes of was used by the Sunday if it’s all right,
not being put in jail poorer folks can I? Cal said she’d
alongside N*groes come get me if you were
off in the car.” “You
may not.” Aunt
Alexandra said it.
Chapter 14
Aunt Alexandra clearly
doesn’t like Calpurnia
and the kids being
around her
Social Class “Are we as poor as “he’s just a “They were people,
Prejudice the Cunninghams?” Cunningham” but they lived like
“Not exactly. The Chapter 3 animals” Chapter 3
Cunninghams are Cunninghams are Showing that people
country folks” the poorer people in were hit differently
 This shows that the there town during when the market
Cunninghams are this time crashed
not as poor-rich as
the Finches
Gender Prejudice “profane language Throughout chapter grown men stood
in the presence and 2 and some of 3 outside in the front
hearing of a female” there are only yard for only two
chapter 1 female teachers reasons: death and
why can’t females politics
hear curse words Chapter 15
Does that mean
women cannot
discuss politics?
Loss of Innocence “wintertime had “Walter shook his . Refreshed by food,
found me in the head. Nome thank Dill recited this
treehouse” Chapter you ma’am” narrative:
2 Chapter 2 Chapter 14
Scout doesn’t sound Walter had to learn Dill has to learn to
like a normal not to take money lie to make friends
5-year-old other that his family can’t and does not stay at
5-year-olds would pay back one place for long
probably say ‘the
cold caught me in
the house up in the
trees’
Answer the following question:
Which theme do you think is ​most important​ to the overall meaning of this novel? (1 pt)