$(function() { var MainView = Backbone.View.extend({ el: $("div.container"), modalTemplate: _.template($("#modal-template").html()), events:{ "click ul.the-icons > li": "iconClicked" }, iconClicked: function(event) { event.preventDefault(); var $item = $(event.currentTarget); var $modal = $(this.modalTemplate({"style": $item.attr("class")})); $modal.modal("show"); $modal.on('hidden', function () { $modal.remove(); }) } }); var mainView = new MainView(); });