What is one example of irony and what is the climax of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Question

More specifically, situational irony (something opposite of what is expected). Please be as specific as possible.
F.Y.I. I did read the book. In fact I have read it twice. I am just unsure about these questions.

Answer 1

It's been a while since I read it, but off the top of my head I can think of two examples of irony: 1) everyone was led to believe it was a black man who raped some poor defenceless white girl, when actually she was a bit of a slut trying to seduce him, which contradicts the racial stereotypes set in the time, and 2) you're meant to think boo radley is some evil maniac through the whole book and in the end he's the one who saves scout and ends up being a really kind man. the climax i think would be the results of the trial and when the father of the girl tries to hurt scout, because everything after that is just tying up the loose ends after the climax, concluding the book. you have all the tension building in the story, then the tension explodes and that's the climax, just before the end of the book, and then you have the resolution, the aftermath and that's call the denouement, when everything settles down.

Answer 2

In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem hope that Tom Robinson will be acquitted of raping Mayella Ewell, since their father, Atticus Finch, proved in the courtroom that Robinson couldn't possibly have raped her. It's ironic that Tom Robinson is found guilty in spite of the evidence. Atticus Finch hopes that Tom will be acquitted on appeal, but Tom is indeed sent to prison, only to be shot in the back while trying to escape imprisonment for a crime that he didn't commit.

http://english.tyler.cc.tx.us/jbru/1302/irony.htm

Now, about the climax....If you read the book twice then you should have a decent idea of the climax, eh?

climax · Despite Atticus’s capable and impassioned defense, the jury finds Tom Robinson guilty. The verdict forces Scout and Jem to confront the fact that the morals Atticus has taught them cannot always be reconciled with the reality of the world and the evils of human nature.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/facts.html

Answer 3

well there are a few different things in the book that are ironic such as the childrens view of thier father up to the point at which he shoots the rabid dog, the trial of tom robinson and his so called escape, did he really try to escape or was that what the cops told everyone. this is such a complex and interesting book that you need to read it more than twice to get the full meanings in it but think of the childrens views and see if you can find any ironies

Answer 4

For the irony thing, my mom told me I cant get everything I want and ran to the store to buy my sister the toy she was throwing a thousand tantrums for.