1. By:Jia wu
To Kill a Mockingbird

2. Summary
• To Kill a Mockingbird took place in 1932
Maycomb, Alabama, where it was full of racism.
• The novel is told from the point of view of a six
year old, Scout Finch
• Scout is directly exposed to the prejudice of
Maycomb
a)once her father Atticus took on the case to
defend a black man, Tom Robinson.
b)Through Boo Radley, the reclusive and creepy
neighbor

4. •He never leaves his house
•Given monster-like qualities
from the rumors in town

5. •Accused of
raping Mayella
Ewells
•He dies due to
the unjust and
biased
conviction

7. •The Finch family
•Boo Radley
•Tom Robinson and the
black community

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