To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a little girl name Scout tells the story from her perspective. Scout has a brother, Jem and a widowed dad, Atticus. They all live in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. In the 1930's in Alabama it was a very racist town. This is one of the main reasons the trial is taking place. In the beginning of the book Scout and Jem talk about a man named Boo Radley. Boo is supposedly the “weird” guy; there where many rumors spread about him. Jem and Scout take it upon themselves to investigate and see what he is like, but Boo never comes out of the house. Later in the book, after Jem and Scout spy on Boo, they soon realize that there is a gift in the tree near there house. But they don’t know who put them in there or why.
Jem and Scout think that Boo Radley is a weird guy who never comes out of his house. During the book they think it’s a good idea to spy on Boo and see what he is like or if he will ever come out of the house. They don’t realize that he is not mean and weird but nice. Gem and Scout have contests with their neighbor (Chalres Baker Harris) to see who can go up to Boo’s house and touch it of look inside and not get caught. Something about Boo makes the children interested in his actions. You don’t know what who he is really like till the end of the book.

Meanwhile, Atticus the father is a lawyer and soon finds out that there is a trial going on about middle-aged African American (Tom Robinson) and chooses to be the lawyer for him. This man was called to court because he is accused of raping a teen girl (Mayella Ewell).You actually know when you read this that he didn’t do it. Atticus is a quiet man who doesn’t get really angry, but during the trial, you see a side of him that you have never seen before. This trial really gets to Atticus. While on trial Tom Robinson tells the court everything he knows about what happened that night. Tom Robinson helps out a friend right across the street from the Ewells. And Mayella asked Tom for help with something; that’s where everything went wrong. Mayella's father wasn’t home and when he came back and saw Tom in the house, he accused Tom.
The author uses different unique writing styles and different literary devices while writing this book. The author tells every detail about what is happening, from what someone is thinking to what someone is doing. The author makes you forget about a subject or person and then he will come back to it but then the author makes the subject or person actually important. The author uses point of view as a literary device; this story is told by Scout and what she witnesses. The author also uses conflict. The conflict is when the trial is going on and even little things like Scout and Jem spying on Boo. Harper Lee also uses characterization; throughout the book you see Jem and Scout get older. Jem's attitude starts changing and Scout becomes more curious about Boo. The last thing that Harper Lee uses is mood/tone, Atticus is not the type of person to get mad about things and start yelling. But during the trial you see a whole different side of Atticus he gets so into the trial.It also gets to the reader, The reader gets mad about the whole trial because you know Tom didnt do anything. The reader becomes indignant. You have never seen him like this before.
My overall opinion is that this book was amazing. Harper Lee makes the book come to life in every word she writes. She makes you feel like you are actually there with Scout, Gem and, Atticus. But she also makes you think a lot, she shows the emotion that Scout is going through and you start feeling bad for her. This book also has a lot of history in it. It will tell you about segregation and what happened back then. This book was great and I would definitely recommend this to everyone.