To Kill a Mockingbird.....

         To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee, is 323 pages long and is about a black man named Tom accused of a rape by a white family. Tom's lawyer, Atticus Finch,  tries his best but Tom is still "proved" guilty and is later killed. This is a story seen through the eyes of Scout, Aticus's daughter, with her brother Jem by her side. The conflicts in this story are mainly conflict vs. society.

        Throughout this novel there is a lot of racism and many small conflicts. The biggest conflict is character vs. society.  While in court, Tom and Atticus Finch are just about the only ones who do not believe Tom is innocent of a crime. The time being in the 1930’s in the southern U.S had a huge affect. Being black, not only does the jury think Tom is guilty, but the whole town of Maycomb thinks so as well. This is racism was unfortunately not able to be fixed. In addition, all of the witnesses promised to tell the truth and nothing but the truth in court. Although the judge seemed somewhat fair about this, Tom was still found guilty and was sent to jail.  Some time later he tried to escape from jail, was shot by guards and died. This is a very moving story and is recommended to anyone who wishes to have a better understanding of the struggles of being African American.