about life in a small southern town and it’s people. The setting off the book takes place in

Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout (the narrator) describes Maycomb County to be “a

tired old town.” (pg.5 ) The people from Maycomb, love to gossip and dislike the colored

folks. Hypocrisy and racism are as much part of the Maycomb community as church and

the community spirit. A belief that the people from Maycomb believed is that it’s a sin to

On Christmas Day, Scout and her older brother, Jem, are given air-rifles by their

father, Atticus Finch. Atticus was never really interested in guns. Even though he does

not find them interesting, he still said he preferred that Jem and Scout shoot at tin cans

even though he knew they would want to go after birds. “Shoot all the bluejays you

want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” (p.90) Atticus had

said these words to Jem. It was considered a sin because mockingbirds do not harm

people but just bring peace through their music. When Scout asked Ms. Maudie why it

was a sin to kill mockingbirds, she responded, “Mockingbirds don’t

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