... four years, Jeremy Finch (called Jem). Scout tells us about her ancestors who originally fled England to escape religious persecution and they established a large farm on the banks of the Alabama River called Finch's Landing. The family was farmers for a hundred years until Atticus became a lawyer in Maycomb while ... his sister, Alexandra, ran the farm. At the start of the story, Scout is aged 6. Scout's mother had died four years previously and their cook, an old black woman ... how it really is. The story is told from an adult's perspective, but through a child's eyes and voice. Thi...

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