To Kill a Mockingbird

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The book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, was a very exciting book. It held my attention until the very last page. The book is centered on the life of a little girl while growing up in Maycomb County, Alabama in the early twentieth century. To Kill a Mockingbird is made up of two parts. Part one describes the key characters and part tow deals with the main theme of the book; racial prejudice. The main character, Jean Louise Finch, narrates the story.

Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, is about six years old when the story begins. She is a tomboy with a good heart, a smart head and plenty of pride. She has an exceptional vocabulary for her age. She treats adults as equals and they treat her as an equal.

Scout is a very good reader, especially for being in the first grade. When she is called on in class to read, she does a good job and her teacher is shocked. Her teacher demands to know how she learned to read and tells her to read no more. Scout goes home and tells her father, Atticus Finch, that she won't be able to read the newspaper with him anymore because her teacher said that she was doing something bad. However, Atticus tells her that she can compromise by reading at home and not telling her teacher t

Atticus proved that Mayella was beat by her father while presenting his case. He told the court that since Tom's left arm stopped short of where his elbow was supposed to be, he couldn't have beaten Mayella. He also said that Tom was right-handed and Bob was left-handed, which meant that Tom would have had to bruise the left side of Mayella's face instead of the right side. With all of this information, the jury still convicted Tom. However, Atticus was just a little happy with the decision because the jury took over five hours reaching a decision instead to the usual two minutes.

Jeremy Finch, Jem, Scout's older brother, is a quieter and a more controlled person than his little sister. Jem expects the world to use common sense, and when people don't, he seems to be a little disappointed. Because of this, he is affected emotionally by the ignorance of his society.

The them of the book is about the prejudice of society. One way that the book shows this is through a court case where Atticus chooses to defend a black male, Tom Robison, accused of raping a white female, Mayella Ewell. Tom was going to help Mayella like he normally does when she called him over. Mayella came on to Tom and he tried to leave. When Mayella's father, Bob Ewell, came home, he saw what was happening and beat Mayella. After Bob b

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Approximate Word count = 892
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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