what chapter in to kill a mockingbird was the trial?
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With the trial of Tom Robinson underway in Chapter 17 of To Kill a Mockingbird, two key witnesses are called to the stand, Sheriff Tate and Bob Ewell.
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To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression (1929–39). The story centres on Jean Louise (“Scout”) Finch, an unusually intelligent girl who ages from six to nine years old during the novel.
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Jem is extremely upset at the verdict and laments about the outcome of the trial when he meets up with Atticus, who is waiting for him at the corner of the square. Jem continually tells his father, "It ain't right, Atticus," as they walk home (Lee, 216).
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Scout and Jem found items in the knot hole of the Radley's tree. Jem, Scout and Dill went to Boo Radley's. Miss Maudie's house burnt down. Atticus shot Tim Johnson's dog, revealing to Scout and Jem that he had the deadest shot in Maycomb County.
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Mayella Ewell is considered a symbolic mockingbird throughout the novel because she is defenseless, vulnerable, and in need of protection. Despite Mayella's apparent malevolent attitude during the trial, she grows up in an unstable home and is subjected to physical and sexual abuse from her alcoholic father.
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The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird was reportedly inspired in part by his unsuccessful defense of two African American men—a father and a son—accused of murdering a white storekeeper. The fictional character of Charles Baker (“Dill”) Harris also has a real-life counterpart.
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There are not many glaring differences between the novel and the film, To Kill a Mockingbird. ... One aspect that differs between the novel and the film is who is portrayed as the main character. In the book, the main character is Scout. It seems that the movie portrays Atticus to be the main character.
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While To Kill A Mockingbird is not autobiographical, there are similarities between the novel and Lee's life. The book is set in Maycomb, Alabama, the fictional name for Monroeville, where Lee grew up.
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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout describes the Maycomb courthouse as having large old pillars from the previous courthouse before it burned down. She notes the unreliable clock tower.
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Summary: Chapter 11 Jem takes a baton from Scout and destroys all of Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes. As punishment, Jem must go to her house every day for a month and read to her. ... Atticus reveals to Jem that she was addicted to morphine and that the reading was part of her successful effort to combat this addiction.
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Plot summary. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee centres on Atticus Finch's attempts to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a black man who has been wrongly accused of raping a white woman in 1930s Alabama. English Literature. To Kill a Mockingbird. Video.
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At the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Arthur "Boo" Radley is described by Jem and Scout as a "malevolent phantom" (8). ... Jem and Scout do not think of Boo Radley as an ethical person until the end of the book when they find that he is a well-intentioned young man.
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Boo Radley comes to the rescue of Jem and Scout in Chapter 28 of To Kill a Mockingbird (pages 262-263 in my old paperback copy from 1982).
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In 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' Atticus tells Jem and Scout that the worse thing a Caucasian man can do is to cheat an African-American man. “Atticus says cheatin' a colored man is ten times worse than cheatin' a white man,” I muttered. “Says it's the worst thing you can do.”
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Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Throughout the book, a number of characters (Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, Boo Radley, Mr. Raymond) can be identified as mockingbirds—innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil.
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Summary: Chapter 15 As his trial is nearing, Tom Robinson is to be moved to the Maycomb jail, and concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob have arisen. Later, Jem tells Scout that Alexandra and Atticus have been arguing about the trial; she nearly accused him of bringing disgrace on the family.
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That's how Scout Finch describes the steadfastly Southern setting of Harper Lee's beloved novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Maycomb is a fictional city, but it's based on Lee's birthplace and childhood home of Monroeville, in Monroe County, Alabama, where Lee died on Friday.