To Kill A Mocking Bird

To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

The main characters of this book are Scout which is the narrator, her father Atticus, her brother Jem, and her friend Dill. Scout is the narrator of the story and she is telling the story from the past point of view. She started talking about the summer when she first met Dill and they went on adventures with her older brother Jem. Scout is 8 years old and a tomboy who has been exposed to evil and hatred but she learns morals from Atticus.

Atticus is a lawyer in Maycomb and is respected by all of the citizens. He finds good in everyone and he teaches his children the difference between justice and cruelty. Jem is and eight year old boy who is just like any other in the county. He dreams of growing up and playing football and never turns down any dare. Dill is Miss Rachel Haverford's nephew and he stays with her during the summer. That is the summer where he first meets Jem and Scout and they instantly became friends.

This story takes place in Macomb, Alabama during the depression. But Atticus scouts father is a lawyer and the Finch family is well supported for. The trio of Scout, Jem, and Dill become fascinated with the spooky house on their street called the Radley's Place the house is owned by Mr. Nathan Radley whose brother Auther or boo has lived there for years without venturing outside. The trio sneaks onto the property and boo shoots at them while escaping Jem loses his pants. Atticus's sister Alexandra comes to live with the Finches the next summer. Dill who is supposed to live with his new father in another town runs away and comes to Maycomb. A man named Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout after thinking he was made a fool of my the judge and Atticus at the Tom Robinson Trial. After carrying Jem to the Finch's house boo disappears back into the Radley house. Later Scout feels as though she can