Today’s Objective: Analyze how Harper Lee develops
complex yet believable characters in TKaM through a
range of literary devices, including character foils.
Character foil:
A foil is a character (usually secondary
or minor) whose personality traits
significantly contrast with those of
another (usually the protagonist) in order
to highlight the personality traits of the
other character.
Character foil:
Think of book/movie/TV show.
Who acts as a foil for the main character?
Which of the protagonist’s personality
traits do they help make more evident?
Character foil:
Think of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is the main character?
Who acts as a foil for the main character?
Which of the protagonist’s personality
traits do they help make more evident?
Character foil:
__________ acts as a foil for ____________.
This is evident when s/he _______________
_____________________________. This
helps demonstrate that _______________ is
_____________________________________.
Write three sentences describing 1-3
characters from To Kill a Mockingbird.
Each sentence must incorporate a different
literary device.
(Please label each sentence with the literary
device it employs.)