While in the peaceful community of Maycomb , racist white community. Atticus agrees to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who has been accused of raping a white woman. Atticus family had to face discrimination from the white racist community.
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Major Character list
Jean Louise Finch
She is a tomboy , her father is Atticus , like to explore things in Maycomb
Atticus Finch
Father of Scout and Jem , Work as a Lawyer, His wife died when scout was a kid
Jem Finch
10 year old Scout older brother , quite person but sometimes he can get aggressive
Arthur “Boo” Radley
His parent kept him inside , he had never step outside the house and his parents are religious. He lives with his brother in this novel.
Bob Ewell
Maycomb poorest family , charge Tom Robison of raping his daughter., but I think that Bob Ewell raped his own daughter. He drinks all the time and consider lazy and evil.
Calpurnia
Black women who work for the finch family as a cook’s person and house keeper.
Aunt Alexandra
Atticus sister who is very strict . She is concerned on how Atticus raises his kids.
Mayella Ewell
Bob Ewell daughter who Tom Robinson raped or Bob Ewell ? A 19 year old daughter of Bob , Oldest of the Ewell family.
Tom Robinson
A black man whose is accused of raping. Atticus agrees to take his case.
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
A mean, very old woman who lives near the Finches
Nathan Radley -
Boo’s older brother. Try to cut contact with Boo and the Finch kids.
Heck Tate
Maycomb County's trusty sheriff, who is on the whole an honest man.
Mr. Underwood -
The publisher of Macomb’s newspaper. respects Atticus and proves his ally.
Mr. Adolphus Raymond
A white man who marry black women and try to pretend that he is drunk so the town does not know what he is doing .
Mr. Walter Cunningham
Son of the other Walter, who attends first grade with Scout.
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Character Sketch
The major character that I am going to be described is Scout Finch. In this story Scout is a very unusual little girl. She is unusually intelligent because she learns to read before beginning school , and she like to fight with boys and have no fear about it. Scout is unusually thoughtful because she worries about the essential goodness and evil of mankind. In my view , in terms if her social identity, she is unusual for being a tomboy in the city of Maycomb.
Before Scout even goes to school she learned how to read and write before entering school . Considering all the children in this novel I think scout is the smartest one in terms of reading and writing. This is not all, not only she can read and write but she can understand what is going on in Maycomb Alabama. Her judgment on people in Maycomb is good and accurate.
While in Maycomb most girl wear dress , but for Scout she is different that other girl. Scout like to wear button shirt , infact in Maycomb she is the only girl that dress like a tomboy. Scout infact judge people by her sense of judgment, she has really good judgment on people . Scout develop this skill is because of how Atticus has raised her and taught her important lesson in life.
Scout is a very unusual because she dresses like a tomboy, her judgment on other people is good and she can read and write before going to school.
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Answering Questions
A) Setting : 1933–1935 , town of Maycomb, Alabama
B) The mood of the novel is Childlike, humorous, and innocent; as the novel progresses, increasingly dark, and critical of society.
C) The 2 main incident in the development of the story is :
- When Tom Robinson was accused of raping white women and was shot by accident because of his escape.
- When Boo Radley save the kid from Bob Ewell and Boo finally step out of the house for the first time in the novel.
D) The incident that I have identify in #5 as the climax is when Atticus’s defend Tom Robinson, the jury finds Tom Robinson guilty. The verdict forces Scout and Jem to confront the fact that the morals Atticus has taught them cannot always be reconciled with the reality of the world and the evils of human nature. I think this is the climax because I believe that this is the most exiting part of the novel and then the story goes down after this incident.
E) I think that this book has a satisfy conclusion even though Tom Robinson was killed . Every in the novel had a good ending , finally the heroes show up to save people like Boo Radley.
F) I think that the theme of the book is the coexistence of good and evil; the importance of human nature and how human are being rascist.
G) In my opinion I think this book is great I would recommend to other reader beside the fact that it’s long.
