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 This story takes place in a villige called Maycomb County, around the 1930's. This little town is a place where everybody knows eachother. Maycomb is a calm and quite place that do not make any sound. It was an old town, a tired old town. "In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the court-house sagged in the square."( p.5 line 28-30)

 

The protagonists in this book are Jean Louise Finch (Scout), Jeremy Finch (Jem) and Atticus Finch. Jean and Jeremy are brother and sister, and Atticus are their father.

   Jean is the narrator and is mostly known by her nickname 'Scout'. She is suppose to grow up and become an elegant lady, but she does not want that for her life. She is a tomboy, and since she grew up with her brother she acts alot like a boy. But after she started school Jem started to treat her like a girl more often. 

   Jean got two dear friends, her brother Jem and their concerted friend Dill. Dill visites them every summer. They are very good friends and even if they are only children, Dill has asked Jean to marry him. 

   Jean can be a bit violent since she can not stand when someone talks badly about her father. She has gotten in to a lot of fights and Atticus tries to stop her. He tells her that it is not appropiate to fight. It makes you no good. 

 

Jeremy is Jean's older brother. He is a bit adventurous and always searching for something to do. He can not stand being called a coward, and that is one of the reasons he used to fight when he was younger. Jem is very curious especially when it comes to Mr Arthur Radley, or as he is called 'Boo' Radley. There are very few who has seen Mr Radley in real life since he never leaves his house, he is even rumoured to have killed somebody. This makes Jem very interested. "He said Atticus never talked much about the Radleys: when Jem would question him Atticus's only answer was for him to mind his own business and let the Radleys mind theirs, ..."    ( p. 11 line 32-35)

 

Atticus are Jem and Scout's father. You do not really know anything about his wife.  

   Atticus himself works as a lawyer, and he is hoping that Jem will become one when he grown up. He is quite clever and loves to read together with his daughter. 

 

There is a lot of supporting characters in this book. One of them is Calpurnia, the Finch family's housmaid. She is a great cook and has tought Scout to read and write. 

   Another character is Miss Maudie, Scout discribes her as beautiful. Miss Maudie loves her flowerbeds. She is always in the yard taking care of them. Jem and Scout use to play in her garden as long as they stay away from the flowers. 

 

The Finch family seems to be a normal family. That they are true to life. The way that the book is writen, it seems like it is a real life story that is being told. 

 

So far it has mostly been Scout discribing her life. Starting school, meeting Dill again, the big fire and christmas with her aunt and uncle. But there is the trial coming up, Atticus is defending a black man who has been charged.  Scout askes him why he is doing it, and he told her that he feels like it is his duty, it is his calling.

   And who knows, even old Mr 'Boo' Radley might come out of his house?