About:

The book is all about growing up in extraordinary circumstances in the 1930s in the Southern United States. The novel is published in 1960 by Harper Lee and is widely read in high schools and middle schools in the United States. Despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality, the novel is renowned for its warmth and humour.

The title "To Kill A Mocking Bird" refers to a local belief, introduced early in the novel and referred to again later, that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee is subtly implying that the townspeople are responsible for killing Tom Robinson, and was doing so was not only unjust and immortal but sinful.

Summary:

The Story covers a span of 3 years, during which main characters undergo significant changes. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the fictitious town Maycomb, Alabama. Maycomb is a small, close-knit town, and every family has its social station depending on where they live, who their parents are, and how long their ancestors have lived in Maycomb.

A widower, Atticus raises their children by himself, with the help of kindly neighbours and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Dill, another neighbour's nephew, starts spending summers in Maycomb. Scout is a tomboy who prefers company of boys and generally solves her differences with her fist. Scout hates school, gaining valuable education on her own street and her father.

Midway in the story, Scout and Jem discover that their father is going to represent a black man named Tom Robinson, who is accused of raping and beating a white woman.

Jem sentenced to read to her every day after school for destroying neighbour's(Mrs. Dubose) plants. Jem and Scout learn a powerful lesson about bravery from this woman. As the trial draws nearer, Aunt Alexandra comes to live with them under the guise of providing feminine influence for Scout.

Tom is tried and convicted even though Atticus proves that Tom could not have possibly committed the crime of which he is accused. All three children are bewildered by the jury's decision to convict; Atticus tries to explain why the jury's decision was in many ways a foregone conclusion. Shortly after the trial, a report came that Tom Robinson had been killed in an escape attempt. things slowly return to normal in Maycomb, but then Bob Ewell started threatening for revenge.

Scout is in Halloween pageant at school, playing a part of a ham. After embarrassing herself on-stage, Scout elects to leave her ham costume on the walk home with Jem. On the way home, Someone attacks on the kids and during this attack, Jem badly break his arms. Scout gets just enough of a glimpse out of her costume to see a stranger carrying Jem back to their house.

The sheriff arrives at the Finch house to announce that Bob Ewell has been found dead under the tree where the children were attacked, having fallen on his own knife. later they found out that stranger is none other than Boo Radley and that Boo is actually responsible for killing Ewell, thus saving her and Jem's lives. In spite of Atticus' insistence of the contrary, the sheriff refuses to press charges against Boo. Scout agree with this decision and explains her understanding of her father.

With Boo safely home, Scout returns to Jem's room where Atticus is waiting. He reads her to sleep and then waits by Jem's bedside for his son to wake up.