Summary Of The Book 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

Imagine living in a world where the color of your skin determined solely how people treated you...STOP… you already know what that feels like because sadly racism is still a big problem. I am reading the book “To Kill a Mockingbird.” This book takes place in the 1930s. The setting of the book is in Atlanta and is narrated by Scout. For example, the book states, “His maddening superiority was unbearable these days.” He talks about Jem maturing and he is less childish. Jem even tells Scout that she should be more ladylike in a later chapter. (Lee, p.184) This proves that Jem is maturing and becoming more of a gentleman. He is growing into a young Atticus. Aunt Alexandra's goal for Scout is to have her be more of a lady and wear dresses and not rough house with her brother anymore. This shows how having such a strong influence on someone can influence their whole life.

This shows a text to text connection because it reminds me of Boo Radley and how he hides out from the rest of the neighborhood. Bella confronts Edward by saying, “...you don’t go in the sunlight.” (Meyer, movie) This proves that he was a antisocial sociopath because he always hid out. Bella and Scout are surprisingly similar, they both know of someone who hides out all day and is very secretive. Both protagonist suspect things about the others. When people hide out typically have something to keep away from the public eye. The text states that Boo Radley stabbed his father in the leg (Lee, p.1) This is similar to the Collins family secret. Both of the protagonists are aware that opening up the secrets could put them in great