To Kill A Mockingbird is the perfect book. Every word is beautifuly crafted, there is no waste or fill, everything is there for for a reason, each person is a living breathing human with flaws, the bad and the good people and it gives each a chance of redemption. Is Scout believable as the narrator? Yes, because Scout is not telling a complicated story. Yes the book is complcated, it makes you think about the wrong we do, evil, love, Law is not always right, right is not always easy, love, hate. Mockingbird is a complcated book, but the story Scout is telling is not. Read the first page, the first two paragraphs and you will understand. Scout is only telling you the story of how her brother Jem broke his arm. Well, Scout is telling the story years in advance and trying to tell it from her perspective as a 5-8 year old, so in that sense, one could view the narrator as an unreliable one--possibly misremembering events or filling in information that she may no longer have or may have to account for. Check out the attached link for more info on the point-of-view.
Yes, Tom Robinson's testimony in "To Kill a Mockingbird" was seen as believable by some characters, including Atticus Finch, Scout, and the readers. However, due to the prevailing racial prejudices in Maycomb, the jury ultimately convicts Tom based on their own biases rather than the credibility of his testimony.
yes
it uses "I, me" etc in the book
* her innocence * her curiosity * her impartiality * her distance from events (she is recounting the story of her childhood)
1. The attacker hit Mayella with his left hand, and Tom Robinson has a limp left arm.
2. Mayella's story was contradictory and seemed less believable
Yes
The pageant was after Tom Robinson's death.
The third witness called to the stand in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Mayella Ewell. She is a key character in the trial of Tom Robinson, providing important testimony that shapes the outcome of the case.
Mr. Ewell shared his side of the story in Chapter 17 of "To Kill a Mockingbird." In his testimony, he claimed that he saw Tom Robinson assaulting his daughter Mayella.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson's kids were mentioned but their names were never given. His wife's name was Helen.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," the term "morbid" is used to describe something characterized by an unhealthy interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects, such as Miss Stephanie's fascination with Mr. Ewell's testimony during Tom Robinson's trial. It suggests a fixation on dark or macabre topics that can be unsettling for others.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Bob Ewell is described as left-handed, particularly during the trial where he signs his name with his left hand. This detail is significant because it contradicts his daughter Mayella's testimony, which suggested that Tom Robinson assaulted her with his left hand.
Atticus' defense strategy after Mayella's testimony in "To Kill a Mockingbird" was to establish inconsistencies in her story through detailed questioning and to show that her injuries were likely not caused by the accused, Tom Robinson, but potentially by someone left-handed like her father, Bob Ewell. Atticus aimed to challenge the credibility of the prosecution's case and to raise doubts about Tom's guilt in the jury's minds.
Mayella Ewell was primarily beaten on the right side of her face according to her testimony in the trial in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."
There are 31 chapters in "To Kill a Mockingbird".
The production budget for "To Kill a Mockingbird" was around $2 million.
To Kill A Mockingbird was released on 12/25/1962.