To kill a Mockingbird



To kill a mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. The author wrote the novel based on similar occurences that happened near her hometown when she was a child. The novel is about a lawyer named Atticus Finch, a widower, livibg in a small town called Maycomb. As a single parent, Atticus strives to be role model for his two children Jem and Scout. He teaches them about the importance of honesty respect and justice. As a lawyer him and his family are pretty much living comfortably compared to the rest of society. Scout is the narrator and talks about the events occuring in her hometown. Her brother and her bestfriend a boy named Dill that only goes there during the summers. They have an intense curiosity towards their neighbor Boo Radley. Their imagination runs wild when they speak of him their both terrified and curious him. They both makeup and hear stories about him since hes a reclusive living in his home and never leaves it. Another big occurence in the story in the case of Tom Robbinson, a black man accused of rapping a young white women called Mayella Ewell. even though the town is agains it, and they go as far as calling him a "nigger lover", Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robbinson. During the trial atticus does no permit the children to watch the trial so they watch it in secret from a balcony. During the trial its obvious that Mayella and her father, the town drunk, Bob Ewell, are lying. What really happened was that Mayella was making advances toward Tom and her father found out and badly beat her. Even though all the evidence points out that Tom is innocent, the jury still convicts him. Atticus is saddend by the injustice because the trial was not fair . In prison Tom tries to escape but is shot and killed.  Bob Ewell wants revenge against Atticus and one night decides to attack the children but they are saved by Boo Radley. The children then change their perspective of him and he becomes their hero.