MISSISSIPPI TRIAL LITERARY TERMS

THE PLOT

• Hiram moved to Mississippi when his Grandpa had a stroke.
• Hiram meets R.C
• They become friends
• R.C is framed for the murder of Emmett Till
• But they find out that the Remington Brothers did it.

THE SETTING

• Mississippi
• 1955

MOOD/TONE

• Hiram finds out his friend was killed.

THE CONFLICT

• Emmett Till was murdered

THE THEME

• Treat everyone the same
• No matter their race

THE POINT OF VIEW

• 1st person

FORESHADOWING

• R.C being a jerk is foreshadowing
• That he might of killed Emmett

SUSPENSE

• The Author sends us into suspense
• By making us wonder who killed Emmett