Summary Of The Book 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

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

At Lee there are not many issues that I have observed to speak of. However, as always, there is one; the lack of women speakers at chapel services and other public events, such as open lectures. As a woman it is crucial for me and my fellow female peers to have a person who can relate to our specific struggles, up on the stage. This lets us know that we are respected and that we are heard in our communities. Without proper representation misunderstandings can occur. Women bring valuable perspectives to different concepts of the bible. Many of which are not spoken simply because the men preaching would not think of because they are men. Fortunately, Lee is phenomenal at recognizing problems and addressing them as effectively as is humanly

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.

On Sunday, when Atticus has to leave town, Cal takes Jem and Scout to church. They enter the church, sit down, and listen to the Reverend Skyes speak. He talks about how they will all pray for Tom Robinson and his family while he is at court. Scout asks where the hymn books are, and Cal hushes her. When they sing the hymns Zeebo, Cal’s oldest son, goes up to the front of the church. Since the church doesn’t have any hymn books Zeebo has to memorize them and sing a verse to the crowd, which they repeat back to him. Near the end of church the Reverend says that they do not have enough money to give to Tom Robinson’s family. So he closes the church doors and makes the crowd give up ten more dollars to help.

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

Chapter 1 begins as a flashback told by the main character and narrator, a young girl named Scout. This retelling of the story continues through the entire book. the author of this novel, Harper Lee, characterizes scout the narrator as an intelligent tomboy who is not so sure she wants to deal with the Radleys. Scout always hung around her older brother Jem and Dill, a boy who visited Maycomb every summer. She was always up for whatever they did and really did not like it when they called her girly. Dill became fascinated with the Radleys and their mysteriously hidden son Boo. Scout urged Dill to let the Radleys keep to themselves, but her harassing of Dill did nothing. Even though Scout is a clever girl, Lee makes it obvious that Scout still

“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.

“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.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.