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TOKILLAMOCKINGBIRD

SPEAKER:李倩ScoutJemAtticusDILLBOOTOMMayellaEWELLThestoryconsistedbytwoclues.IttakesplaceinAlabamaduringtheDepression,andisnarratedbythemaincharacter,alittlegirlnamed"Scout".Herfather,Atticus,isalawyerwithhighmoralstandards.Scout,herbrotherJem,andtheirfriendDillareintriguedbythelocalrumorsaboutamannamedBoo,wholivesintheirneighborhoodbutneverleaveshishouse.Legendhasitthatheoncestabbedhisfatherinthelegwithapairofscissors,andheismadeouttobeakindofmonster.ThechildrenarecurioustoknowmoreaboutBoo,andduringonesummercreateamini-dramatheyenactdaily,whichtellstheeventsofhislifeastheyknowthem.Slowly,thechildrenbeginmovingclosertoBoo’shouse,whichissaidtobehaunted.TheytryleavingnotesforBooonhiswindowsillwithafishingpole,butarecaughtbyAtticus,whofirmlyreprimandsthemformakingfunofasadman'slife.ShortSummaryAndAtticus,thekids’father,decidestotakeonacaseinvolvingablackmannamedTomwhohasbeenaccusedofrapingaverypoorwhitegirlnamedMayella.TheFinchfamilyfacesharshcriticismintheheavilyracistbecauseofAtticus'sdecisiontodefendTom.But,Atticusinsistsongoingthroughwiththecasebecausehisconsciencecouldnotlethimdootherwise.HeknowsTomisinnocent,theevidencewassoclearlyinTom'sfavor.Hewasnamed“nigger-lover".Despitethis,Atticuswantstorevealthetruthtohisfellowtownspeople,exposetheirbigotry,andencouragethemtoimaginethepossibilityofracialequality.Butthewhitejurywillneverbelieveablackmanoverawhitewoman,blackman'swordwouldnotbetrusted.Finally,Atticuslostthecase.Heishopingforanappeal,butunfortunatelyTomtriestoescapefromhisprisonandisshottodeathintheprocess.

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ShortSummaryCommentsThenovelcoversseveralthemes,humanity,issuesofsocietyunderthesettingofAmericaduringtherecessionintheearly20thcentury.Atthesametime,Ewell–Mayella’sfathergetshisrevengeonenightwhileJemandScoutarewalkinghomefromtheHalloweenpartyattheirschool.Hefollowsthemhomeinthedark,thenrunsatthemandattemptstokillthemwithalargekitchenknife.Jembreakshisarm,andScout,whoiswearingaconfininghamshapedwirecostumeandcannotseewhatisgoingon,ishelplessthroughouttheattack.TheelusiveBoostabsMr.Ewellandsavesthechildren.Finally,ScouthasachancetomeettheshyandnervousBoo.MajorTheme:RacismObviously,racismisamajorthemeofthenovel.DuringtheDepressionera,blackswerestillhighlysubjugatedmembersofsociety.Blackswerenotpermittedtocomminglewithwhitesinpublicsettings,thingslikewhatwehavelearntfromourbookofUnit1---TheFourthofJuly.Throughoutthenovel,Scoutexploresthedifferencesbetweenblackpeopleandwhitepeople.Tomisconvictedpurelybecauseheisablackmanandhisaccuseriswhite.Theevidenceissopowerfullyinhisfavor,thatraceisclearlythesingledefiningfactorinthejury'sdecision.Atticusfightsagainstracism.JemandScoutalsobelieveinracialequality.WhenAtticuswinsthetrial,hetriestomakehischildrenunderstandthatalthoughhelost,hedidhelpmovealongthecauseofending.Racismasevidencedbythejury'slengthydeliberationperiod.Usually,suchatrialwouldbedecidedimmediately.Reflection:ApositivesignificanceinthepursuitofracialequalityThisnovelimpressesonmeprofoundly.Prejudiceandinjusticeonthenegroaredeeplyrootedinpeople'sheartinthesmalltown.However,justiceandkindnessstillexist.ThoughAtticus'seffortturnedoutchangelessoftheracialtensioninthetown,hisnoblespirithadsetangoodexampleforpeopleofconscience.Besides,anotherthingIwanttomentionisthetitle“tokillamockingbird”.Literally,thenovelseemstohavenothingtodowiththemockingbird,butactually,ithasagreatsymbolicmeaning.Itpresentstheinnocent.“Itwasasintokillamockingbird,becausemockingbirdsdon’tdoanything...butmakemusicforustoenjoy.”Wecansaytheblackman-Tomandtheneighbor-Boowereallmockingbirds.Furthermore,itisasymbolofthenoblekindofhumanquality.NORACISMReflection:ApositivesignificanceinthepursuitofracialequalityAtticusoncetoldhischildrenthatnevertokillamockingbird,becausethisbirdneverdosomethingevil,itjustsi