Setting: Maycomb County, Alabama 1930’s
Pint of View: First person
Plot Summary: The story is about two children, Scout and Jem Finch, and their father Atticus, a lawyer, as they live through three tough summers. They reside in Maycomb County, Alabama, a town that discriminates people based on what they look like and/or what their social status is. The children face many difficult situations where they have to decide what is right or wrong (Main situation where the kids must decide this: Tom Robinson Case). By the end of the story both Scout and Jem (and even their summer friend Dill) realize that discriminating people in such a way is unjust.
Themes:
1. Social Inequality: The book is full of racism.