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To Kill a Mocking Bird TKAM Allusions

TKAM Allusions 8-10

Chapter 8

Appomattox: a former village in central Virginia. On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War.

Bellingraths: Miss Maudie is referring to Walter and Bessie Bellingrath who, in 1932, opened their large, beautiful gardens to the public. The Bellingrath Gardens are located in Mobile, Alabama.

Lane cake: a rich white cake.

Rosetta Stone: Discovered in Egypt in 1799, the Rosetta Stone is a large block of basalt inscribed with a report of a decree passed in 196 BC. Written in three languages, the stone gave historians many clues as to the meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Chapter 9

Confederate veteran: a veteran of the Civil War who fought for the South.

General Hood: Lieutenant-General John B. Hood, a Confederate officer.

House of Commons: the lower branch of the legislature in Great Britain.

Let the cup pass from you: on the night before his crucifixion, Jesus prayed to the Lord: "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will but your be done [Luke 22:42]." By asking the Lord to "take this cup from me" he was praying that he might avoid his hate (in Greek, one of the figurative meanings for "cup" is "fate"). Uncle Jack's comment to Atticus calls upon this reference because he understands that his brother was not looking forward to his fate: having to defend Tom Robinson.

Lord Melbourne: (1779 - 1848). Queen Victoria's first Prime Minister, Melbourne also had the reputation for being something of a ladies' man.

Missouri Everest: the highest known mountain in the world, (29,028 feet), Everest is part of the Himalayas, on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Ol' Blue Light: a reference to Stonewall Jackson.

Prime Minister: the head of a parliamentary government, such as Great Britain's.

Stonewall Jackson: a Confederate lieutenant-general.