To Kill A Mockingbird Narrative Essay

Basically the whole book three years of the life of Jean Louise Finch. The first person narrative, is held in the small fictional town Maycomb, Alabama. Maycomb is a small tight knit community. Scout lives with her brother Jem, Her father Atticus, and their black cook Calpernia. Their mom died when they were young. Jem remembers her, but Scout does not at all. This leaves their father to raise them with the help of Calpernia. Scout and Jem have good understanding of where they live and the world, but they are curious about the character Arthur “boo” Radley. Dill, one of their friends that comes to Maycomb every summer, is especially fascinated by him and tries to lure him out of the house. Scout is a having troubles living in a society that

Tom Robinson was accused of raping a Bob Ewells daughter, a white woman. Atticus takes the job of defending Tom Robinson with the idea that, “The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience”(189). By saying this Atticus is implying that even if everyone else believes Tom is guilty his conscience says he isn't. This results in Jem and Scout having to deal with tons of racial comments and being looked down upon by Maycomb. This results in Scout getting into numerous fights and Jem destroying Mr. Dubose garden. She is an old white woman who lived through the civil war and is still a racist. While the trail is coming to an end Aunt Alexandra comes to live with the Finches with the goal of making scout more lady like. Eventually the trail ends and Tom is convicted, even though Atticus proved that it was impossible for Tom to have committed it. Atticus called Bob Ewell a liar, which he is, so bob threatens Atticus and his family. While in prison Tom tries to escape which just results in him getting shot. Later on Scout and Jem are returning from their schools halloween pageant. Scout ditches the pageant after she realized how embarrassing it is to be dressed as a