Allusions Chapter 1 To Kill a Mockingbird Andrew

Allusions Chapter 1 To Kill a Mockingbird

Andrew Jackson 7 th president of the United States (1829 -1837)

Battle of Hastings A decisive battle in the Norman Conquests of England in 1066

John Wesley Founder of the Methodist Church

Cornwall A country at the southwest tip of England

Disturbance between the “Disturbance between the North and South” Another word for the Civil War

Admitted to the Bar When a lawyer has passed a series of exam and is able to practice law

Hoover carts The vehicle represents a "Hoover Cart", a symbol of the Great Depression. The Hoover Cart was driven by North Carolina farmers as a form of transportation during the Depression and was built by taking the rear wheels off of a car and attaching them to a cart. The cart was then pulled by either mule or horse. The drivers of these carts would stop at service stations for water for the horse or mule and air for the tires, for which there was no cost.

“Nothing to fear but fear itself” President FDR’s 1 st inaugural address

“no money to buy it with” allusion to the Great Depression

Dracula 1931 film

Merlin King Arthur’s adviser, prophet and magician

Oliver Optic, Victor Appleton, Edgar Rice Burroughs Authors of popular book series during the 1930 s

The Rover Boys, Tom Swift Two popular books during the 1930 s

Tarzan Popular book and film during the 1930 s

Stump-hole whiskey Illegally made and sold whiskey that is hidden in the holes of tree stumps, hence the name

Flivver Another name for a model T Ford

The Grey Ghost Book referenced in TKAM