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NOVELS: To Kill A
Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel
that analyzes the situation in a racist southern town
in early 20th century America. The story is told by
Scout, who, with her brother Jem and neighbor Dill,
were witness to an ugly incident involving an
innocent black man and a drunken, abusive man.
Scout and Jem's father, Atticus, is a trial lawyer
who takes on the case of a young black man accused of
molesting Bob Ewell's daughter. Atticus is called a "
lover" and the children are subjected to racism and
hatred they knew not existed. Throughout the course
of the trial, the children learn more and more about
who their father really is, and come to realize the
world they live in is more complex then trying to
make Boo Radley, a town legend, come out of his
house. During the course of the trial, Atticus proves
that Bob Ewell is a drunk and a liar, yet Atticus
loses the case to the all white jury. Enraged by
Atticus's exposing him for what he really was, Ewell
attempted to kill Jem and Scout on their way home
from a pageant. Boo Radley stopped Ewell and in the
process Ewell was killed. The children finally meet
Boo Radley, and the children learn that though Boo
never came out of his house, he could still be "real
nice".
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