Who Is Maycomb In To Kill A Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the story follows Jean Louise Finch(Scout), who is 4 years old at the beginning, grow up in the racial environment of the Southern, Maycomb, in the 1960’s. Her, as well as her brother Jem and best friend Dill, are fascinated with the neighborhood recluse named Boo(Arthur Radley) that lives around the corner and has been said to creep around during the night and look into people’s windows. Meanwhile, the rest of the town is immersed in the trial, of which Scout’s father Atticus is the defending lawyer, of Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of raping a young woman belonging to the worst family in town. In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the title isn’t just nonsense; it’s an indication

To clarify, characteristics that define a character as a mockingbird are bringing joy to others, doing no harm to others, innocence, and being victims of undeserved violence. The protagonist, Scout, is an excellent mockingbird. For instance, after Scout’s first few fights over Atticus’ reputation, Scout vowed to Atticus that she would never get in a fight again. Besides the first few fights, Scout brought no harm to others throughout the entire book. In these actions, she is bringing joy to her father by respecting his wishes. Secondly, as Scout is recalling the attack made on Jem and herself, Dr. Reynolds asks everyone to clear out of Jem's room and Atticus suggests the porch to continue the conversation; Scout then announces to Boo, “come along, Mr. Arthur, you don’t know the house real well. I’ll just take you to the porch, sir.”(364) Even through being attacked, Scout still maintains enough innocence to bring joy to Boo, while escorting him through the house. Boo obviously formed a particular liking to the

On the way home from the trial, Scout narrates “it was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. “It ain’t right,” he muttered.”(284) Understandably Jem was upset about losing the trial; the trial was a rude awakening for Jem, as the true prejudice nature of Maycomb as a whole is shown to him. The harsh shock of the verdict was an undeserved act on Jem’s innocence; as before the trial, Jem is aware of the racism, but he was never forced to face it head on, and when this happens he couldn’t handle it. Furthermore, Jem is also portrayed as a mockingbird when the children wanted to find a new scene to act out, in the words of Jem, “I know what we are going to play," he announced. "Something new, something different. […] Boo Radley."(51) The children then acted out what they thought of the Radley’s life; and even though it was not their intent, the children’s antics provided entertainment for Boo. Although it was portraying him in a bad way, this was a great source of joy to Boo. Lastly, Jem’s mockingbird traits shined during the attack made on Scout and himself by Mr. Ewell; he didn’t do any harm to his attacker, as Officer Tate stated, “your boy never stabbed Bob Ewell, .., didn’t come near a mile of it… All he wanted was to get him and his sister safely home.”(369). Whether he meant to or not, Jem was attacked and didn’t do a