The Pulitzer Prize novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, tells the story of a young girl named Scout Finch and her brother Jem. It takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb Alabama in the late 930s. They all, including their visiting friend Dill, get intrigued by getting a glimpse of their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. They walk past his house daily and got different treats from him, but never saw what he looked like. Their father, who is an attorney named Atticus, defends a black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. Meanwhile, Aunt Alexandra arrives to teach Scout some traits of a good woman. When the trial comes the kids go inside to watch. It becomes obvious that Mayella Ewell is Lying, but the court still convicts Tom despite the evidence not pointing to him. Most whites in the town end up unhappy that Atticus accuses Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella, of lyin
g. After the trial, Tom gets shot dead 7 times in an attempt of escaping prison. Jem and Scout notice that Atticus is being threatened by Bob and they get attacked, but their mysterious neighbor comes to save them accidentally killing Bob in the act. Jem breaks her arm and they both suffer other minor injuries. As they go home scout meets Boo Radley for the and stands where the window is where he looked out them every day. She then thinks about all of this from Boos perspective and goes home to her father who reads to her goodnight. Harper Lee gives each character distinct traits that make them unique. Jem is shown to become empathetic and he is curious, which are traits that mirror my own. Burris Ewell is a character who, unlike me, has bad hygiene, but can be understood because that was the way he was taught. In the book to kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee gave distinct traits to characters that I was able to identify with.