This book starts out with a simple plot being narrated by Scout. Through the first 7 or 8 chapters, a load of descriptions and short stories are told to get a realistic picture of what life is like living in May comb County. Only minor events occur such as the introduction of all the characters, Gem and Scout meeting a new friend Dill, Scout attending school, and probably the biggest: the introduction and old wives tales about the mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. Some small events that increase the suspense were Gem’s pants being mended by an unknown person, and during a local fire, a blanket wrapped around Scout by a stranger. After the reader gets a true feel for life in the South, the action starts to pick up. One day during school, a fellow classmate of Scout calls Atticus a ‘Niger lover.’ Scout is confused and asks her father what that means.
This leads into the discovery of a big trial that is going to occur which is about Atticus defending a black man named Tom Robinson. Gem and Scout become even more suspicious after they see a lynch mob try to attack Atticus and Tom, but Scout luckily comes to the rescue. As the book progresses, the actual trial starts. The children sit with the Negroes for the final day, and listen to the verdict of guilty.
Later, Bob Ewell threatens Atticus that he will get revenge. Finally, as Gem and Scout are walking home alone from a play one night, Bob Ewell attacks them and tries to kill the children. Thankfully, Scout and Gem are saved by a mysterious man who turns out to be Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley.
The Term Paper on Aunt Alexandra Scout Jem Atticus
CH. 1 Scout, the narrator, remembers the summer that her brother Jem broke his arm, and she looks back over the years to recall the incidents that led to that climactic event. Scout provides a brief introduction to the town of Maycomb, Alabama and its inhabitants, including her widowed father Atticus Finch, attorney and state legislator; Calpurnia, their "Negro" cook and housekeeper; and various ...
