To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Summary, Characters, Themes

This presentation provides a summary of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, including the main characters and themes. The story takes place in Alabama during the Great Depression and deals with issues of racial discrimination. The protagonist, Scout, narrates the story, which centers around her father, Atticus Finch, defending a black man accused of raping a white woman. The presentation also includes information about Lee's other works and her Pulitzer Prize win.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
BY HARPER LEE
Presented by-

Harper Lee
• Full name Nelle Harper Lee,
• An American novelist.
• Winner of Pulitzer Prize

To kill a mocking bird-
synopsis
■ The story takes place in the Alabama during
the depression. The story is in the setting of
the time when there was racial
discrimination.
■ The story is about a family that struggles to
be accepted in society as the father must
defend a black person. The accusation on the
black man had the allegation of raping a
young white girl.

Characters
■ Scout- the narrator of the story
■ Atticus finch- the father of Scout and
Jem
■ Jem finch- older brother of Scout
■ Tom Robinson- the man accused of
raping a young white woman
■ Boo Radley- the neighbor of Finch

Climax
■ The scene is the trial at the
courthouse
■ When Atticus makes his case to the
court about the black man not
raping the Ewell girl.
■ He ensured victory for himself as
the victim was innocent.

Theme
■ Education
■ Poverty
■ Prejudice
■ Coming of age
■ Trust
■ Racism

Other works of the author
■ Go set a watchman

Reference
■ Jay, Gregory. "Queer Children and Representative Men: Harper Lee,
Racial Liberalism, and the Dilemma of To Kill a Mockingbird." American
Literary History 27.3 (2015): 487-522.
■ Rapping, Jonathan A. "It's a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird: The Need for
Idealism in the Legal Profession." Mich. L. Rev. 114 (2015): 847.