Summary Of The Book 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

Maycomb, Alabama is filled with challenges that Scout Finch, the main character, faces. Scout lives with her father, Atticus, brother, Jem, and their cook, Calpurnia. Calpurnia is like a mother figure to Scout when her mother dies. Scout learns lessons from Atticus throughout the book. Scout, Jem, and their neighbor, Dill, are very determined to get Boo Radley out of his house. Boo Radley’s real name is Arthur. Arthur is thirty years old and hasn’t come out of his house in years. He lives right across the street from Scout with his older brother, Nathan. Scout, Jem, and Dill play games that involve the Radley’s. They start daring each other to touch the house or knock on the door hoping to get Arthur out. Arthur notices the children always by his’ house so he starts to leave treats in the tree. The children notice that it’s him leaving all these treats near the end of the book. They start to make schemes to get Arthur outside.

* Scout reveals she heard laughing when she rolled into the radley place but jem doesn’t know

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many morals about the themes in the novel are portrayed through different issues and events. The major themes are appearance vs. reality courage, maturity and prejudice. Each of these themes has an event in the novel that help the reader understand its message.

In the story, To Kill A Mocking Bird, written by Harper Lee, originates in a small fictional town in Alabama called Maycomb. The main character, Scout, is a 6 year old girl who goes on many adventures which include going to school with her brother, to investigating the Radley’s after school. The time of her adventures takes place in the Great Depression, where Scout’s family was wealthier than most. Unlike most children, Scout has a few advantages. These include her ability to read and write, and her curiosity. Her adventures begin when she finds out about Boo Radley.

“Hansel was ten and his sister, Gretel, was eleven when their stepmother decided to get rid of them. They didn’t catch on at first, because Hagmom (their secret name for her) had always hated them. So leaving them behind at the supermarket or forgetting to pick them up after school was no big deal.

“Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one's mine, I guess.” (Lee, 101) The following quotation establishes the reason why Atticus has chosen to defend Tom Robinson during the trial. Atticus explains to his children that he knows he doesn’t stand a chance, but he will try anyways, encouraging Scout and Jem to stand up for what they believe is right. “‘Lemme tell you somethin' now, Billy,’ a third said, ‘you know the court appointed him to defend this nigger.’ ‘Yeah, but Atticus aims to defend him. That's what I don't like about it.’”(Lee, 218) Despite what people might think, Atticus continues to go along with what he believes is right even when people are judging

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless American classic that has been appreciated and loved by readers for decades. Harper Lee explores the story of a lawyer and his family in the deep parts of the South who is given the task of defending a black man accused with the rape of an adolescent white girl. Atticus Finch, the father of the protagonist and narrator Scout Finch, represents an elite group of minds that see beyond the invisible lines of race and wish to treat everyone with respect and equality. Atticus faces a series of external and internal struggles that brings meaning to the novel and reveals the overarching themes of the novel. Through several

Based on the description of Maycomb, Alabama, I don’t think that it would be pleasant for me to live or grow up there. It takes place in a country setting, and it seems as if hard work was needed every day to survive, for most people. On page 6, Harper Lee describes the city of Maycomb, Alabama. “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square” (Lee 6). This description of Maycomb characterizes it as an old, tired city which is hot and seems run down. I had never been to any city that seems similar to Maycomb, so I don’t think that I would find it easy to live and grow up there. It seems as much of the population has to work very hard in order to survive and get through their everyday life, making it even harder to adapt to the

During the knothole scenes, which are in chapter 7 and 8. Scout and Jem begin to find items left in a tree outside of the Radley's house. However, they never discover who left the items there. Because of this I believe the scene is showing that there are good people in the world who will never be known.

Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem was influenced by Tom Robinson's Trial and Atticus’s definition of courage. Atticus’s definition of courage changed the way Jem thought about Mrs. Dubose. For example, “I wanted you to know what real courage is... It’s when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyways and you see it through no matter,” (Lee 149). In this quote, Atticus describes what courage, he states that courage is doing something even though you’ll know that you will fail. Another example is on page 149, “He picked up the Camellia, and when I went off to bed, I saw him fingering the wide petals,” (Lee). This is to say that Jem was now playing with the Camellia that Mrs. Dubose had left for him.

The five aspects of QUEST are the quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials, and the real reason to go. The quester: a young woman, unhappy in her marriage and her life, not too old to learn, and not assertive where men are concerned. A place to go: Southern California from her home near San Francisco. A stated reason to go there: she has been made executor of the will of her former lover, a wealthy and eccentric businessman and stamp collector. Challenges and trials: the heroine meets strange, scary, and dangerous people. She goes on a nightlong excursion through the world of the outcasts and the dispossessed of San Francisco. The real reason to go: she must find out who she can rely on.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is an inspirational, moving book full of valuable lessons. The novel allows readers to follow a young white Christian girl, Scout, through life in the 1930s. Her father, Atticus is a courageous lawyer who has wonderful morals. Atticus is appointed to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape by Mayella Ewells, a white female, in court. Racism in this novel affects the events in the plot by not only offending the characters, but the reader also.

Mr.Tate is called to the witness stand, and Mr.Gilmer asked him what happened the night of November 21st. Mr.Tate says that Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house, where he found Mr.Ewell’s daughter, who had been beaten badly. Atticus question Mr.Tate and asked if he called a doctor and he says no,Atticus asked Mr.Tate to describe Mayella's injuries and he says she had bruises and a black eye. Atticus asked which eyes was it and Mr.Tate says it was the left eye. Bob Ewell's was called to the witness stand and he was telling us what he saw the night of November 21st he says that he heard his daughter scream so he ran looked through the window and saw Tom Robinson raping his daughter.Atticus ask Mr.Ewell's if he could read and

“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee emphasises the power of racial segregation and prejudice towards the black people which was predominant during the Depression era. Set in Maycomb County, an imaginary distinct in Southern Alabama, the novel describes the story of an attorney, Atticus Finch and his courage and determination to defend an innocent black man. Lee’s use of character development and detailed depictions have allowed the reader to view Atticus as heroic through his righteous and just actions. These actions are demonstrated through elements that construct him as the protagonist, portraying him as an embodiment of courage, wisdom and dignity. These elements are seen in his character, behaviour, attitudes and beliefs.

Chapter 1- The book starts out with Scout, Jem, and Dill and this little boy from Mississippi meet during the summer. Dill tries and plays all these games to get a plan for Boo to come outside. Jem finally runs into the Radley’s yard and touches the outside of the house. Chapter 2- Dill goes back to Mississippi for school and Scout is starting first grade.