To Kill a Mocking Bird

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird there are many life lessons to be learned, most importantly don't underestimate others abilities, don't lie, and stand up for what you believe is right. These life lessons can be found throughout the book as the main characters learn them. Through the course of the trial, Atticus, Jem, Scout, Boo, Tom, and Dill learn the importance of these lessons.

The setting of To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in Macomb, Alabama during the 1930's. This was a time when society looked down upon African Americans. A black man's word against a white's meant nothing. In the novel the black man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping and beating a white woman. Atticus Finch was chosen to represent Tom Robinson case. This was very hard for Atticus to do with the society he was living in. Defending a black man at that time was scandalous especially for a man who held such a high status in society as Atticus did. His defending a black man cost him the respect of some people in town. His children got made fun of and his home became the subject of negative comments. Even though the trial causes problems Atticus still goes through with it because he believes that Tom did not commit a crime; he stood up for what he thought was right.

During the Tom Robinson case

In the small town of Macomb people believed that Boo Radley a was Crazy, freak. Boo was blamed for anything that was out of order in the town. There were stories of Boo going around the town that he had stabbed his father and had been put in to containment in the basement of the court house. Then Boo was taken out of the court house and was kept held in his own home he was not allowed to leave his house. Until one night when the Finch children were walking home from Scout's play and Bob Ewell attacked Scout and Jem and out of now were to help the kids came Boo. During The struggle of Boo helping the children Bob attempted to stab Boo. He missed and Boo struck and killed Bob. Boo then carried Jem to the house while Scout followed. The law enforcement person that was at the house then realized that he can not believe everything that he has heard about boo beings how Boo was the one to help the Finch children.

In the end I guess it is all about honesty, not judging people and taking a stand for what you believe is right even if it is against everyone else. Because some time in the