Books To Kill a Mockingbird Novel by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is set in the 1930s in the small, racially segregated town of Maycomb, Alabama. The story is narrated by Scout Finch, a young girl growing up with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus, a principled lawyer. When Atticus defends Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, the town's entrenched racism leads to Tom's wrongful conviction despite clear evidence of his innocence. The novel explores themes of racial injustice, moral courage, and the loss of innocence as Scout and Jem witness the trial’s events and confront prejudice in their community. Parallel to the trial is the mystery of Boo Radley, a reclusive neighbor who ultimately protects the children from harm, symbolizing compassion beyond fear and misunderstanding12367.

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