To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story based in small-town Alabama during the early twentieth century. The small town is called Maycomb. The main character, Scout, takes us through the story learning how evil people can be and is showing us how racist this society is. This book has many kinds of people shown to us by Scout and her family. She shows us that her father keeps a secret to protect her and her brother, that Mayella will lie to the whole town to keep herself safe, and that some people really do deserve to get what's coming to them, like Bob Ewell. There are people in this book that are evil. One of them is Atticus Finch. He is not really evil but keeps secrets from his kids that change their future. There are very few times in this book where this happens. Like when the kids finally found out that Atticus is a really good shot with a gun. Miss Maude said.“Forgot to tell you the other day that besides playing the Jew’s Harp, Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in Maycomb County in his time.”(129). Atticus kept this a secret from his kids to try to protect them. Jem wanted a gun from the start of the book, but Atticus …show more content…
When Mayella lied to the court and won her case against Tom Robinson because she was white, it shows that the town is very racist and is willing to kill because of it. Lying might make life easier but can really, really hurt someone. When Tom was killed, his wife had to fend for herself and her two kids. The church did help them but how long could the church pay for someone to live. There are a lot of reasons why Mayella could have just told the truth. When Mayella and Tom were in court, Mayella If she told the truth, Tom wouldn't have died, his wife and kids could still live the way they always have. Even though people can get hurt by others, but there are easy steps to change that, people can just be honest and tell the