Lit Analysis

                                                       To Kill a Mockingbird
1. Atticus , a lawyer, worked in a courthouse in Alabama during the great depression. He has a daughter Scout, and a son named Jem, he is twelve. There was a man named Boo Radley who lived  down the street.  The kids made up stories of Boo Radley. The kids sneak around Boo's place. Nathan, Boo's brother, shoots at them. Atticus defends a black man named Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping a girl. Kids get bullied in school because town is racist. When Tom Robinson's trial begins, he was placed in the local jail and outside a mob gathers to lynch him. Atticus gets the mob to leave. Later in court, Atticus provides clear evidence that Mayella Ewell was not raped and that her and her father Bob are lying. White jury convicts Tom Robinson. Tom tries to escape but is shot to death. Jem's faith in justice is shaken and he's filled with doubt. Bob attacks the kids but Boo Radley saves them. Bob stabbed to death.The sheriff says Bob tripped and landed on the knife. 

2. Theme: The theme is understanding people. People aren't just good or evil. There is a need to learn about peoples true intents and you can't judge a book by its cover.

3. The author's tone seemed dark and hopeless. The setting had a powerful effect on the tone. It showed how people felt back then.
ex.It was the great depression and everybody was struggling.
ex. "nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see..."

4. Symbol: Tom was like a mocking bird. It is wrong to kill somebody who hasnt done anything.
Foreshadowing- Boo put gifts in a tree for the kids, and fixed stuff, show that he was a good guy by the end of the story.

Irony: The kids were saved by somebody who scared them.