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TO KILL A

MOCKING BIRD
By: Harper lee Presented by: SET-A Boys.
SYNPOSIS
Kill a Mockingbird is about a young girl's coming-of-age story and a darker drama about
the roots and consequences of racism and prejudice, probing how good and evil can coexist
within a single community or individual.
CHARACTERS
 Scout finch - The narrator and protagonist of the story. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives with
her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is
intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy.

 Robert E. Lee (Bob) – Is the antagonist of the novel, who appears to be a nice person but
truly evil inside.

 Atticus Finch - Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. He is a lawyer who
appears to support racial equality and is appointed to represent Tom Robinson, a black man
who has been accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell.
CHARACTERS
 Jem Finch - Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch is Atticus' son and Scout's older brother by four
years. Jem's progression into adult maturity is apparent throughout the course of the novel. He
is seen to have a greater understanding of the obstacles thrown their way.

 Dill Harris - Charles Baker "Dill" Harris is a short, smart boy who visits Maycomb every
summer from Meridian, Mississippi and stays with his Aunt Rachel. Dill is the best friend of
both Jem and Scout, and his goal throughout the novel is to get Boo Radley to come out of his
house. The children concoct many plans to lure Boo Radley out of his house for a few summers
until Atticus tells them to stop.
 Calpurnia - Calpurnia, nicknamed Cal, is the Finch family's African-American housekeeper, whom the
children love and Atticus deeply respects. She is an important figure in Scout's life, providing discipline,
instruction, and love. She also fills the maternal role for the children after their mother's death.
CHARACTERS
 Aunt Alexandra - Alexandra Hancock is Atticus' and Jack's sister, married to James Hancock. Her son,
Henry, is married and has a spoiled child named Francis, who lives with her every Christmas. Aunt
Alexandra decides to leave her husband at the Finch family homestead, Finch's Landing to come to stay
with Atticus.

 John Finch - John Hale or "Jack" Finch is the younger brother of Atticus and Alexandra. He is about
40. Jack smells like alcohol and something sweet and it is said that he and Alexandra have similar
features. Jack is a childless doctor who can always make Scout and Jem laugh, and they adore him.

 Arthur or "Boo" Radley - The Maycomb children believe that "Boo" Radley, a recluse, is a
nice person. "Boo" Radley is a lonely man who attempts to reach out to Jem and Scout for love
and friendship, such as leaving them small gifts and figures in a tree knothole. Jem starts to
have a different understanding of Radley. Scout finally meets him at the very end of the book,
when he saves the children's lives from Bob Ewell.
QUOTABLE QUOTES
 Quote 1: “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents" -Miss Maudie

 Quote 2: "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a persons conscience“
-Atticus Finch

 Quote 3: "Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read, One does not love breathing“ -
Scout finch

 Quote 4: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of
view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" -Atticus Finch
MORAL
 The Coexistence of Good and Evil

The most important theme of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is the book's exploration of the moral
nature of human beings that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially evil.
MADE POSSIBLY BY THE MEMBERS
OF SET A BOYS
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 Llanes  Beatingo  Talisic
 Alvaran  De Mesa  Dela hilba
 Ortega  Viña
 Sarion  Comayas
 Arim

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