i need to do a speech on 'a gentlemens agreement' by elizabeth jolley. On the attitudes of the main character.

Look up MOOD and POINT OF VIEW and CHARACTERIZATION in these websites. These will give you clues to the attitudes of a main character:

http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm

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http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/

http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_L.html