To Kill a Mockingbird Inhaltsangabe, summary, characters

To Kill a Mockingbird deutsche Inhaltsangabe, summary, characters

(6 years)

Dill who’s a friend of Scout and Jem wants the mysterious Boo Radley coming out of his house, but they haven’t got success
Scout comes to school, but she thinks school’s boring, because she can read, but mustn’t do that at the first grade; she has problems with her teacher who says her Dad taught all fault
In a knot-hole at the Radley place Scout finds different things (later Nathan Radley fills it with cement:
- Chewing-gum
- Pennies (Indian heads from 1906/1900 that makes them have good luck)
- Ball of grey twine
- Carved images in soap of themselves
- Spelling medal
- Not running pocket-watch
One night they want to have a look in the Radley house, but Nathan Radley shoots at them; the whole neighbourhood is awake, but they can’t find out who was there
One winter night (under 0°C) Ms Maudi’s house burns and the whole neighbourhood helps, but they can’t safe the house
In school Cecil Jacobs says Scout’s father defends niggers, but Atticus says he has to defend Tom Robinson

(7 years)

On Christmas Scout beats Francis who calls Atticus a nigger-lover and that he’s a shame for the Finches
Atticus shoots a mad dog, Scout’s proud of him, because she thought he hasn’t special abilities
In Calpurnia’s church Scout finds out that Tom Robinson shall raped the daughter of Bob Ewell
Aunt Alexander wants to live at them, because she wants to show how a Finch must live
Dill runs off his mother and her friend, because he feels alone there in Meridian
One night a crowd of people wants to “have” Tom Robinson who’s in prison, but Atticus wants to save him; Scout, Jem and Dill comes to help him
Scout makes Mr Curningham (one of the mob) jump in Atticus’/Tom’s shoes

(the trail)

Mr Tate (sheriff) tells what he knows about the events, but he doesn’t know anything about the rape
Mr Ewell who’s left-handed says he saw Tom raping his daughter who has injuries mostly on her right side
Ms Mayella (daughter) seems to lying; she gives different statements
Tom Robinson’s left hand is shivelled, he couldn’t have hurt Mayella
He says Mayella kisses him and he runs away because she begins to cry when Mr Ewell appears
The jury wait a long time, but the sentence was guilty

(after trial)

Next morning: Calpurnia finds presents at the back door that shows there are people who liked what he had done; he introduces a little step in equalitiy
Mr Ewell stops Atticus at the post office saying he’ll get him
Atticus says Tom’s dead; they shot him while he fled
Most people thinks it’s normal the shot him, because Negroes are too stupid to flee, but after a while they forget the trial
Scout doesn’t understand how someone can hate Hitler, but discriminate Negroes
On the late way home from a school event Mr Ewell follows them, it cames to a fight during which Jem is hurt
Boo Radley carries him home, but Mr Tate finds Mr Ewell dead with a knife between the rips
Mr Tate insists that Mr Ewell falls on his knife, but Atticus thinks it was Jem
Scout brings Boo Radley home

Characters:

Scout	Jem
Really: Jean Louise Finch Six years when meeting Dill (wants to marry him one day) Four years younger than Jem Bored in school Hurts other children when they mob her Childish Mother dies to years after the birth	Really: Jeremy Atticus Finch Atticus is his hero Left arm is shorter than the rigt because of a broken arm (12 years) Missed his mother (dies when he was six) Ten years when meeting Dill Loves football
Dill	Atticus
Really: Charles Baker Harris Has no real father In Scouts age Small for his six years Lives in Meridian (Mississippi), but spends summers at his aunt Ms Rachel White hair, blue eyes Show-off	Father of Scout and Jem Read law in Montgomery Lawyer in Maycomb First clients were last hanged people Mother of Scout and Jem was fifteen years younger and dies because of a heart attack Older than most parents Wears glasses (nearly blind on left eye) Can shoot Walks whenever he can to work, … Doesn’t like crimination
Boo Radley	Tom Robinson
Really: Arthur Radley Never leaves his house Mysterious person: “goes out at night, commits crime, drives scissors in his fathers leg, you have to die when you go to their place, 6,5 foots tall, bloody hands, yellow, rotten teeth” He’s Baptist Wasn’t seen for 18 years Mother dies (during book) Pale skin	African American 25 years Married with three children Left hand is shivelled (accident with cotton gin) Worked at Mr Link Deas for years Accused of rape (innocent) Shot “because he flee”
Calpurnia	Alexandra Finch
African American Cook at the Finches Near-sighted and squints Sometimes beats the children (like their mother) Member of family Well-educated	Older sister of Atticus Got Finch Landing (cotton plantation) Married Jimmy (taciturn man) and got Henry Grandson Francis is often their Wants Scout becoming a lady Doesn’t understand girls Self-conscious Objective case
The Cunninghams	The Ewells
Tribe in the northern Maycomb They are criminal folks; hang around Don’t have money Pay people with food, … Never take anything they can’t pay back Father Walter was a client of Atticus and paid him with nuts, … Was once at a crowd who wants to kill Tom, but Scout remembered him of his entailment	Are dirty because haven’t water inside their house, just cold one of a source Have cooties, black nails, … Just visit school the first day Have no mother Are disgrace of Maycomb Eight children (father is left-handed) Mayella (oldest) says Tom raped her
Ms Maudi Atkinson	Ms Dubose
Lives in the neighbourhood Loves her garden and the flowers, but hate house She’s beautiful and wears a straw hat Gold teeth Makes good cakes Babtist Is grown up together with John Finch Friend of Scout, Jem and Dill House burned, but is happy, because she could built a smaller house 50 years	Is a mean, old women Is in a wheelchair Scout and Jem hated her, because she offend Atticus For a punishment Jem had to read for her She died a few days later Nearly hundred years old
Uncle Jack	Mr Dolphus Raymond
Scout and Jem meet him on every Christmas Grown up with Ms Maudi Humorous Doesn’t understand children well Is the youngest son of Finchs (ten years younger than Atticus Studied medicine Got money from Atticus	People think he’s drinking whiskey the whole day Has a coloured woman and mixed children Likes coloured people more than whites Drinks, so that people find a reason for his attitude
Mr Hack Tate	Mr Taylor
Sheriff of Maycomb Is against discrimination of coloured folks Is a friend of Atticus	Judge Seems often falling asleep during a process Eat cigarettes Old but fair
Ms Stephanie Crowford	Ms Rachel Haverford
Gossip Becomes a “friend” of Aunt Alexandra Likes being in the middle of events	Lives next door Is the aunt of Dill

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