Commentary on To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay

To Kill a Mocking Bird, is a book that has been regarded as a masterpiece of American Literature. Scout Finch and her older brother Jem, live in Maycomb Alabama. The small town is suffering through the Great Depression. However their father Atticus Finch is a lawyer and is reasonably well off. Since the town is so little news and rumors spread quickly through their community. Those stories included the ones created about the legend Boo Radley.

Dill, a friend of the Finch children, stays in their neighborhood ever summer. He is very interested in Boo Radley and decides to investigate the Radley property. But, Dills idea gets Jem shot at by Boo Radleys older brother Nathan. Jem looses his pants trying to escape and finds them the next day sown together and hung neatly on the fence. The kids presume it was the work of Boo. Over that same summer the kids found presents sitting in a tree hole that was in between their house and the Radley Place. The presents were obviously for them, everyday there would be a different gift until Nathan Radley blocked up the hole.

Atticus has accepted a case, and must defend his client Tom Robinson. He is a black man that was accused of beating and raping a white woman. Due to Atticuss decision to help Tom Jem and Scout are bullied by other children for helping a person of color. When the time of Toms trial gets closer, a mob of whites try to lynch him. But, thanks to Atticus bravery he is spared by the mob.

The day of the trial Atticus works to prove Toms innocence, but it is hard to do because there is a all white jury. The father of the woman that Tom allegedly raped is named Bob Ewell. He will do just about anything to send Tom to jail if he committed the crime or not. After Atticus efforts it was obvious that Tom was innocent, but the jury didnt see a reason to believe a black man and Tom was convicted and sent to jail. Later Tom attempts to escape from jail and is shot to death.

Even though Bob Ewell, won the case he vowed to seek revenge on Atticus for humiliating him in the courtroom. One night when Jem, and Scout were walking home from a Halloween party, he attempted to stab Jem. But Boo Radley stopped his plans and turned the knife to Mr. Ewell stabbing him instead and won justice for his name he seeks revenge on the judge and Atticus for making a fool out of him. Bob tries to stab Jem when they were walking home from a Halloween party, but Boo Radley saves them and stabs Bob him. Jem and Scout are o shocked that they almost forget that they were just attached. Boo walks the kids home, right before Atticus arrives Boo disappears back into the house.

Scout and Jem finally understand Boo and the way he feels. He has become an actually human being to them. Scout takes her fathers advice and practices sympathy and understanding towards Boo in his situation. They both realize the racism and false rumors are huge problems in their community that they cant fix alone.