What is the medium of publication for To Kill a Mockingbird?
To Kill a MockingbirdFirst edition cover late printingAuthorHarper LeeGenreSouthern Gothic, BildungsromanPublishedJPublisherJ. B. Lippincott & Co.3
How does JEM die?
Jem died of a sudden heart attack at age 28. According to Jean Louise’s narration, he inherited a weak heart from their mother, who died the same way when the children were young (setting up the unique family situation that defines Mockingbird, with maid Calpurnia serving as Scout’s primary maternal figure).
What is the relationship between Scout and Dill?
Dill and Scout are friends because they are close in age, and Dill asks her to “marry” him. Charles Baker Harris, also known as Dill, is Scout and Jem’s neighbor in the summer when he comes to stay with his Aunt Rachel. He is six years old when they first meet him. He is proud that he can read.
What was Atticus’s dangerous question?
Scout says that “‘Do you really think so? ‘ . . . was Atticus’ dangerous question” because he delighted in helping people see a situation in a new light. Atticus uses this approach not only with his children, but with all of Maycomb.
How did dill get Scout bed?
Scout discovers something under her bed. She calls Jem in and they discover Dill hiding there. Dill has run away from home because his mother and new father did not pay enough attention to him. Dill eats, then gets into Jem’s bed to sleep, but soon climbs over to Scout’s bed to talk things over.
Why does Dill say Boo Radley has never run off?
Is this surprising to you? When Dill says that “Maybe [Boo Radley] doesn’t have anywhere to run off to,” (Lee 192) he means that since Boo has been cut off from the community for so long, he probably doesn’t have any places or go to. In chapter fourteen, Scout and Jem find Dill under Scout’s bed.
Why did Jem get so angry at Scout?
Jem grabs Scout and tells her never to mention that courthouse to him again. Jem is still very upset about what happened to Tom Robinson. He believed that the jury would find Tom innocent because Atticus proved that he did not rape Mayella. When he was able to think about it, Jem would be himself again.”