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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD----------------- (Title of your book)
Written by HARPER LEE (author’s name) was first published in 1960 (year). This story occurs during/in MAYCOMB, ALABAMA, during the great depression. (When? What time period). The story is told (circle one) first-person participant (author pretends he’s main character telling own story-uses “I)/ first person observer (author’s character is only in story occasionally—uses “I”)/ third person omniscient (author tells story, no reference to self—I” not used) as told by JEAN LOUIS SCOUT FINCH (list the main character’s name).

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There are six main characters. They are Jean, she is a tomboy who would rather solve problems with her fist than with her head;
Jem, scout’s brother;
Atticus, a widower, single parent of two children, Jem and Scout;
Tom Robinson, an African-American accused of raping a white woman;
Arthur Radley,

The children are intrigue about a man named, Boo Radley who stabbed his own father in the leg with a pair of scissors and are curious to know more about him. During the summer, Boo Radley leaves small presents like gums, dolls, soaps, pennies for Scout and Jem in a knothole and this lead the children to become carious about Boo and also to develop a sort of friendship with him.
The Rising Action
Tension mounted in Maycomb after Atticus decided to defend Tom Robinson, an African –American man accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, the oldest daughter of Mr. Bob Ewell. Atticus lawyer, a man of high moral standards, refused to pass on the case to another lawyer and instead stands firm in his conviction to defend Tom Robinson. Despite Jem and Scout respect for Atticus for his position to defend a black man, the rest of the town didn’t but rather gossip about this incident.
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