To Kill a Mockingbird

This book starts out with a simple plot being narrated by

Scout. Through the first 7 or 8 chapters, a load of

descriptions and short stories are told to get a realistic

picture of what life is like living in Maycomb County. Only

minor events occur such as the introduction of all the

characters, Gem and Scout meeting a new friend Dill, Scout

attending school, and probably the biggest: the introduction

and old wives tales about the mysterious neighbor Boo

Radley. Some small events that increase the suspense were

Gem’s pants being mended by an unknown person, and

during a local fire, a blanket wrapped around Scout by a

stranger.

After the reader gets a true feel for life in the South, the

action starts to pick up. One day during school, a fellow

classmate of Scout calls Atticus a "Niger lover." Scout is

confused and asks her father what that means. This leads

into the discovery of a big trial that is going to occur which is