Alexander Cooper 
Summary of To Kill a Mockingbird 
by Harper Lee – A Comprehensive Summary

To Kill a Mockingbird – A Comprehensive Summary



CHAPTER 1 – LIFE IN A SMALL TOWN OF MAYCOMB

The first chapter of the book begins with a person nicknamed ‘Scout’ who recalls how everything began. She begins to remember the history of her family, and soon, a person named Dill arrives.

It is summer of 1933 in Maycomb, Alabama. Scout, together with Dill and Jem, plays outside. There is a mention of the disappearance of a man named Boo Radley.

After summer break, Dill goes back to Meridian in Mississippi, and Scout prepares to go to school for the first time. However, Jem, her brother, warns her that it is different there than at home.

Scout begins her lessons.

Then, we read about Scout having a fight with a boy named Walter, but Jem stops her shortly afterwards. After a little while, he invites Walter home for lunch.

We are introduced with Scout’s and Jem’s father—Atticus Finch. There is also a woman named Calpurnia, who seems strict. When Walter and Atticus talk, Scout interferes and Calpurnia disciplines her for her misdemeanor at the table.

After returning to school, Scout finds out that a boy named Burris Ewell is having some problems. His family’s situation is mentioned and explained.



To be continued…






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