to kill a mockingbird

By:Jia wu

To Kill a Mockingbird

Summary• To Kill a Mockingbird took place in 1932

Maycomb, Alabama, where it was full of racism.

• The novel is told from the point of view of a six year old, Scout Finch

• Scout is directly exposed to the prejudice of Maycomb

a)once her father Atticus took on the case to defend a black man, Tom Robinson.

b)Through Boo Radley, the reclusive and creepy neighbor

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…That’s why it is a

sin to kill a mockingbird”

Boo Radley

•He never leaves his house

•Given monster-like qualities from the rumors in town

Tom Robinson

•Accused of raping Mayella Ewells

•He dies due to the unjust and biased conviction

Scottsboro Boys trial

Outcasts of Society

•The Finch family

•Boo Radley

•Tom Robinson and the black community

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