... leaves him vulnerable and confused at a critical, decisive point in his life. Nevertheless, he worthily upholds the commitment to justice that Atticus taught him about all his life and maintains it with deep conviction throughout the novel. PLOT: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the story unfolds through the eyes of six year old girl named Scout. The story takes place in the ... law. Lee attended the University of Alabama law school and spent the 1950's working for Eastern Airlines and writing short stories. On the suggestion of her editor, Lee developed one of her short stories into h...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... dishes out the punishment before the trial has even commenced. We now get an explanation of the book's title To Kill a Mockingbird'. When Atticus gives the air guns to Scout and Jem for their Christmas he warns them that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This is a surprising statement to Scout, as he never says that things are sinful only wrong or evil. It is Miss Maudie who ... that justice is done and that means the conviction of Tom Robinson. The next five chapters cover the testimony given in the trial and is the most absorbing section of To Kill a Mockingbird. The slow disintegrat...

• Word Count: 10075
• Approx Pages: 40
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Author Biography Harper Lee, born April 28 in 1926, is an American author mainly known for her one and only novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". The main protagonist portrayed in this book (Scout Finch) was based on her own life experiences as a child. Ms. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Presidential Medal ... : adjective; diffusing warmth and friendliness; "He waited in amiable silence, and sought to reinforce my position: "You never went to school and you do all right, so I'll just stay home too." Chapter 3 9.) Foray: noun; a sudden, short attack; "Jem threw open the gate and sped to ...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School