To Kill a MockingbirdParents, Good and Bad

Cassidy Andrey

Laura Coughlan

Tooba Khan

Fariha Khondaker

Amna Liaqat

Eng 9 Hon

Contents

• Scout– Scout and Atticus– Scout and the Mom she never knew– Scout- Parents and her Future

• Jem– Jem and Atticus– Jem and his Mom– Jem- Parents and his Future

Contents

• Dill– Dill, his Mom and Stepdad– Dill, Parents and his Future

• Mayella Ewell– Mayella and Bob Ewell– Mayella, Parent and her Future

Jean-Louise FinchAKA

Scout

Scout and Atticus• Atticus understands Scout

• Scout trusts Attticus

• Atticus gives the love of a mother and a father’s rationality

• Atticus treats Scout with respect

• Scout becomes confident

Scout and the Mother she never knew

• Scout lost mother when she was a baby

• Reason for her being a tomboy

• Scout will feel the lack of a mother more as she grows older

Scout, Parents and her Future

Little Restriction from Father =

Curiosity + Non-Conformity =

Nurse in WWII =

Doctor

Jeremy Atticus Finch AKA Jem

Jem and Atticus

• Atticus treats Jem with respect• Jem idolizes father• Atticus lectures Jem• Jem becomes a critical thinker

Jem and his Mother

• Jem was six when his mother died

• He still remembers and misses her,

• But it may trouble him as to whether he really knew his mother

• Makes him more protective of Scout

Jem- Parents and his Future

Respect from Father =

Critical Mind =

Disappointment in Society’s Ways =

Lawyer

Charles Baker HarrisAKADill

Dill, his Mom and Step Dad

• Dill has a neglectful mom and step dad

• Dill feels unloved

• Dill tries to find love and care elsewhere

• He finds it in Scout, they become “engaged”

Dill, Parents and his Future

Neglect from Parents =

Sensitivity + Vivid Imagination =

Best Selling Author

Mayella Ewell

Mayella and Bob Ewell

• A simple oppressor-victim relationship• Bob suppresses Mayella’s spirit• Mayella becomes ignorant and degraded

Mayella, Parent and her Future

Neglect + Abuse from Father =

Conformity + Fear =

Follows Father’s orders =

Lives expected Ewell Life =

Whole life filled with Worry + Fear + Paranoia

So Who got the Best Parenting?Our Ratings

In last place:

Mayella

• Bob made her dependant on him and on the community

• Will remain to be burden on society

Then it’s

Dill

• Parents neglected him, but he has the passion to make a proper life for himself

• However, he will probably be more focused on own life than contributing to the world

Scout

• Atticus made her independent

• She can become whatever she wants to

• However, she is not so much focused on fixing evils of society

Jem

• Atticus taught him to be self thinking

• Jem has the potential to contribute to society positively