Chapter Summary: To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Name: Oscar Fernando Irala Meza.

Literature reading summary.

The name of my book is to kill a Mockingbird and the author is Harper Lee, published in 1960 and based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The story is told by the boy of six years old Jean Louise Finch.

The primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Atticus must shoot a rabid dog, even though it is not his job to do so. Carolyn Jones argues that the dog represents prejudice within the town of Maycomb, and Atticus, who waits on a deserted street to shoot the dog, must fight against the town's racism

Mr. Radley was a very religious and strict man. Mrs. Radley only was only visible when she came out to sweep the front porch. The Walter Cunningham’s Aunt Alexandra Atticus's sister who is a strong willed woman with a fierce devotion to her family. Her commitment to propriety and tradition often leads to clashing with Scout. She is constantly nagging Atticus about how he raises Scout because she is a tomboy. Uncle Jack, Jack is Atticus's younger brother who is a doctor in Boston. He comes to stay with Atticus, Jem and Scout for a week every Christmas and the kids love him. Mayella Ewell Bob Ewell's abused and lonely daughter. She accuses Tom Robinson of Rape. Mrs. Dubose is a sickly old neighbor two houses down from the

When Boo kills Ewell, the sheriff must decide whether to lie, or arrest Boo. He decided to call the incident an accident, and that Ewell fell on his knife. The decision to lie was a fight for the sheriff. If he arrested Boo, it would have been like killing a nightingale. This is one conflict internal, because is limited to the person involved. The second conflict is Atticus vs. Racism in Maycomb. A good example of man facing society is when Atticus is committed to defending Tom Robinson. The members of the town of the city feel that Atticus should not defend Tom because he is black, and the novel is established in a moment of racial discrimination. Atticus is seen badly, threatened, and even harassed for being Tom's lawyer. Corresponds to an external conflict because it is observed in others or in external forces that are creating a conflict, in this case, the external force is the