To kill a mockingbird

  • Total Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee tells the story of Scout Finch, a young girl growing up in a small Alabama town during the 1930s. 
  • Tensionsmount in Maycomb, Alabama, as Scout's father, Atticus Finch, prepares to defend Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
  • Duringthe trial, Atticus mounts a compelling defense for Tom and accuses Bob Ewell, the father of Tom's accuser, of domestic abuse. However, to young Scout's dismay, the all-white jury finds Tom guilty.
  • Thoughhis children are deeply shaken by the outcome of the trial and the events that follow, Atticus urges them not to lose their empathy and their faith in others.
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