Book Report On To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird The Scottsboro Trials took place in 1931-1937 and it was an awful trial about a group of women that pleaded they were raped by a group of African American men. Their claims, however, were not true in fact. Evidence shows that these men were not even in the same railcar as the women. One of the African Americans was only a twelve year old boy hoping to find a better life elsewhere. After many trials and mistrials all of them later died throughout the ten year span of these trials. This just shows the injustice of the Legal System. This relates to the novel that will be discussing called To Kill a Mockingbird which is written by Harper Lee. The theme of this novel is everything is not as it seems which is conveyed by three plot events: Tom Robinson and his trial, Boo Radley saving two of the main characters, and the near death of Scout and Jem Finch after the trial. These three examples will support the fact that everything in the world is viewed differently by different people. The first main way the author conveys the theme is through the character Tom Robinson and his trial. Tom Robinson is a crippled African
This incident shows who this character really is and how all the rumours about him before were incorrect. After the trial about Tom Robinson, Atticus’ effort caused a racist named Bob Ewell to be very angered and frustrated because somebody had actually tried to defend an innocent African American. This soon leads to a strife between Bob and Atticus’ family. Bob Ewell eventually attacks Scout and Jem Finch causing Boo Radley to come out of hiding to kill Bob while attempting to save Scout and Jem. At the end of the book this incident shows who Boo Radley really is and how all those rumours about him are false. This also shows how much Boo Radley cares about a group of kids that he can call