Socratic Seminar 5:
Ch. 24-31
Let’s get critical: Some critics argue the
flaw with TKAM lies in the “idealized
portrayal of the black characters”
(namely, Cal and Tom). Do you agree or
disagree that these characters are more
idealized and less realistic? How does the
portrayal of these characters negatively or
positively affect the impact of the text?
What flaws do you find with TKAM?
Why was Miss Gates hatred for
Hitler so ironic?
What does this show about
human nature?
How do the viewpoint and
narration change throughout
the novel? Are these changes
realistic….why or why not?
How is this story, as Harper Lee
claims, a “love story”?
How did this book impact you?
Or less dramatically, what did
you learn while reading this?
If absent:
write a paragraph on each of the
questions with two quotations as
evidence for the makeup grade.
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