Wednesday, 16 March 2016

To kill a mocking bird

To kill a Mocking bird is the novel by author Harper Lee. Its is the book which deals with racism, injustice, courage ,tolerance and as well as standing for what is right .In novel Atticus Finch,pantagonist, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of lawyers.There was news that it is a Harper Lee autobiography but she refused .She shows there is some people who fight for justice even irrespective racism.


The story covers 3 years (1933-1935), A 6years old girl Jean Louise Finch(Scout), who lives with her brother,Jem and widowed father, Atticus,who is lawyer in the fictitious  town of Maycomb,Alabama (small city) .Atticus upbring his children by himself and housekeeper Calpurnia. Children were always busy in solving the mysterious neighbor Arthur Radley(Boo). Jem and Scout having a friend Dill who use to visit Maycomb to stay with his aunt in each summer vacations. So all the three children become obsessive and more fascinated by Boo ,who never comes outside the road.They became so anxious to know about Boo Radley so they try to ask it about so many people but they hesitate to talk about him.  Therefore they used to imagine different different views about him even about his appearance and also the reason behind hidden in his house and so many times they try to get him out of his house. but Boo is mysterious for them. In Second Summer ,Dill,Scout and Jem find small gifts under the tree for them outside the Radley house .Actually Boo wants to show his affection to children but he never .
Once Atticus was appointed to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who was been  accused of raping and beating a young white girl,Mayella Ewell .So many people were against of Atticus for defending nigger. even Scout and Jem have to face so many taunt from other children by calling them nigger-lover and Scout have fight with children also. Scout stand up for her father respect even Atticus told not to even Jem also loses his temper. At the time of Atticus dont want to see his child in trial but Jem Dill and Scout manage to watch from balcony. Atticus proves that the accusers Mayella and her father, Bob Ewell, the drunkard are lying.  and he told that  the  Mayella made sexual advances toward Tom, and that her father caught her and beat her. Despite significant evidence of Tom's innocence, the jury convicts him. Inspite of Conviction,Ewell  vows to take revenge from Atticus. SO finally he attacks Scout and Jem while they are returning from School Halloween pageant. Jem's one arm broken in the fight.As Scout was in Halloween dressed so she saw someone saved them and carrying back to their house.
Sheriff Tate arrives and discovers that Bob Ewell has died under the tree where children were attacked. Then Scout realizes that stranger is none other than Boo Radley, and that Boo is actually responsible for killing Ewell, thus saving her and Jem's lives.Atticus accepts the sheriff's story that Ewell simply fell on his own knife. Boo asks Scout to walk him home, and after she says goodbye to him at his front door he disappears again.


The moral of the story is whenever it comes to justice or what is right you should have enough courage to fight against it irrespective of racism or any other social inequality.Events and situation makes children innocence to maturity .Mocking bird is all about true goodness and innocence that should be protected .

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