Scout and Jem have listened to local gossip and now imagine him to be a bloodthirsty monster who only leaves his house after dark in order to cause mischief. This results in Boo living like a hermit and being unable to face the outside world. A silly childhood prank when he was a teenager led to his father deciding to keep him locked indoors in order to avoid his son being sent to an industrial school. It also allows Harper Lee to show how brave a man Atticus is.īoo Radley is a reclusive neighbour of the Finch family. Atticus defends Tom Robinson and his determination to prove Tom’s innocence, when many others are keen to assume he is guilty because of the colour of his skin, allows Harper Lee to explore the themes of racism and courage. Although it becomes clear that her father Bob Ewell was the one guilty of assaulting her, Tom is found guilty simply because he is black. Tom Robinson is a black man wrongly accused of attacking Mayella Ewell, a white woman.
The experiences of the Finch family form the central story of To Kill a Mockingbird. Her older brother Jem and her father Atticus are also important characters. When the novel begins, Scout is almost six years old but the novel is actually narrated by Scout when she is much older and looking back at the events that happened when she was a young girl.
The main character in To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch. To Kill a Mockingbird - Characters overview
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