To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, was set in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. It was the 1930's, merely after the Great Depression. There was a lot of segregation and racism of blacks. Many of the families struggled for money. The fortunate people of Maycomb had cars, but most of them still had horses. The class structure in Maycomb began first with Atticus Finch, then Maudie Atkinson, then The Radleys, then The Cunninghams, then The Ewells, and then the blacks. Above all, Atticus Finch was the most well rounded and respected man in the town. He was a lawyer with two kids and had a positive attitude. His two kids were Jim and Scout Finch. They were both mischievous and adventurous. The most important characters in the novel were Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Tom Robinson was a black man. He was a big man but also hard working and honest. Boo Radley was a lonely man. He was locked away when he got in trouble by the state and was threatened to be sent away. But his father said that Boo would never come out again as long as he didn't get
To Kill A Mocking bird was about life after the Great Depression. There were actually two story lines in this novel. The first one was about Tom Robinson. It began with Atticus given the role of defending Tom. Of course, after the Great Depression there was much racism, so Atticus was ridiculed by many of the people. But he didn't give in, he was strong and defended Tom with all he had. Tom was in court because Bob Ewell accused him of raping his daughter, Mayella Ewell. But there was enough evidence to conclude that he did not do it. Tom was found guilty though because the color of his skin. The second story line was about Boo Radley. Boo was locked up when he got in trouble by the authorities and was threatened to be sent away. But his father declared that no one would ever see Boo again as long as he could stay in Maycomb. Boo did not hurt anyone but was only lonely. The curious children tried their hardest to get one peek of him. Boo watched the children everyday in amazement. When Jem and Scout had a school program one night, Bob came after them trying to
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Approximate Word count = 718
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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