What is the rising action and climax of "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Question

There are so many situations that could be listed as the rising action or the climax but what is the actual rising action and climax of the story.

Answer 1

Climax- Bob Ewell chasing the kids and trying to kill them
Rising Action- the trial, Halloween play, basically everything that happened before Bob Ewell chases the kids
It really is a great book!

Answer 2

In my opinion the rising action is the storm. I say this because that is what got the ball rolling. The climax I think is when they are in the store and realize that there is something outside keeping them at bay. Im not sure though on the climax, there really isn't one point where you think "ohhhhh" in the book. The whole middle is all the climax! Unless...well it may be the soldiers committing suicide, I guess that's when you realize how bad the situation really is. The falling action I think is killing Mrs. Carmondy. Im not sure if this is right or not, but I hope it helps!

Answer 3

When Scout and her brother are being stalked on the way home at night by Mr. Euell with his knife; there is running, Mr. Euell is stabbed to death.
I think this is "the" climax because it is the defining conclusion of the story. It's not over as long as Euell is on the loose.
(Boo Radley killed Mr. Euell because he was going to kill the children, but the sheriff or whatever he was said he was going to report that Euell fell on his knife. It would be a sin to drag Boo into the public eye over this. "Like shooting a mockingbird.")