To Kill a Mockingbird(Round 5)

Book Update/Coming of Age Connection

    I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. So far, it is about Jem and Scout being attacked after Maycomb's Halloween carnival. After the trial of Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell threatens Atticus, but ends up going after his kids that night. Arthur(Boo) Radley saves them, and the kids realize that he is actually a nice person. One characteristic of a coming of age story in this book is Scout psychologically maturing. She learns to empathize with other people. For example, when she is at Arthur Radley's house, she tries to see her actions from his point of view.

Characterization

    I would be friends with Jem Finch. He is brave and kind. He is protective of his younger sister. He believes in equality and can't stand racism and unfairness. He would impact my life because we would go on many adventures together and explore Finch's Landing.

Characterization 2

    A character who is different from Jem is Bob Ewell. He is a mean and racist man. He tries to convict an innocent man for rape, and hits his own daughter. However, it doesn't seem plausible to me that he is as lazy as described in the story. 

Setting

    I think the author did a good job with world building. It was hard to remember exactly what places were near each other, but I got the general idea of the layout of Maycomb.

Conflict 

    I think the main conflict of the book is thought provoking and interesting. I enjoyed seeing Atticus Finch stand up for what he believes and prove Mr. Ewell wrong. However, I think the conflict could be resolved better because Tom did not have to die. 

Connection

    My family friend Ashwini would like this book. She just finished studying to be a lawyer. She also really likes reading. I think she would really like Atticus and things he says to Jem and Scout.