Just wondering, I just want to know what the main idea and plot of the story is, don't tell me how it ends or anyhting like that, I am just owndering if I should read it or not. Thanks
2007-01-25 11:57:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A first novel, this is also a first person account of Scout's (Jean Louise) recall of the years that led to the ending of a mystery, the breaking of her brother Jem's elbow, the death of her father's enemy -- and the close of childhood years. A widower, Atticus raises his children with legal dispassion and paternal intelligence, and is ably abetted by Calpurnia, the colored cook, while the Alabama town of Maycomb, in the 1930's, remains aloof to their divergence from its tribal patterns. Scout and Jem, with their summer-time companion, Dill, find their paths free from interference -- but not from dangers; their curiosity about the imprisoned Boo, whose miserable past is incorporated in their play, results in a tentative friendliness; their fears of Atticus' lack of distinction is dissipated when he shoots a mad dog; his defense of a ***** accused of raping a white girl, Mayella Ewell, is followed with avid interest and turns the rabble whites against him. Scout is the means of averting an attack on Atticus but when he loses the case it is Boo who saves Jem and Scout by killing Mayella's father when he attempts to murder them. The shadows of a beginning for black-white understanding, the persistent fight that Scout carries on against school, Jem's emergence into adulthood, Calpurnia's quiet power, and all the incidents touching on the children's "growing outward" have an attractive starchiness that keeps this southern picture pert and provocative. (Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 1960)
2007-01-25 12:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the best books I have ever read. The prose flows over the page like a spoonful of honey. Any book that is considered a classic is considered so for a reason. They have stood the test of time as outstanding works. It is most definitely worth your time. You will fall in love with Scout, Boo Radley, Atticus and all the rest. The family dynamic in the book is wonderful between Scout, her brother Jem and their father, Atticus. The link below gives a synopsis of the book. Enjoy!
2007-01-25 14:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by Slimsmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a must for anyone interested in how a family coped with racist situations via the thought and vision of a girl with her brother in a rural town in the US as set there some 40-50 years ago. The hero named Atticus was their father and a lawyer defending his ***** accused of raping a white woman, you may wonder how he shared his family life and his unthinkable duty; in short, it's a contemporary classic advised by my English teacher to read it 40 years ago. Read it once in your life and you'll be never disappointed since you'd know some people we need to be careful or avoid, great characters in the novel. It's a pity Harper Lee who wrote this novel has not written like it ever since.
2007-01-25 12:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Read it...it's only one of the greatest books ever written.
2007-01-25 12:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by iamhags 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About a boy who likes to kill mockingbirds....
*evil laugh*
But seriously, why not go read the book. Thats what I did.
2007-01-25 12:29:01 · answer #5 · answered by novagirl117 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is about ignorance and the injustices that come from hating a race of people because of assumptions with no basis in fact.
2007-01-25 12:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
never read it...shame on me, I know.
2007-02-01 14:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by BRAT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋