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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.
In CliffsNotes on To Kill a Mockingbird, you explore Harper Lee's literary masterpiece--a novel that deals with Civil Rights and racial bigotry in the segregated southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of the memorable Scout Finch, the novel tells the story of her father, Atticus, as he hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man accused of raping and beating a white woman.
Chapter summaries and commentaries take you through Scout's coming of age journey. Critical essays give you insight into racial relations in the South during the 1930s, as well as a comparison between the novel and its landmark film version. Other features that help you study include
Character analyses of the main characters A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters A section on the life and background of Harper Lee A review section that tests your knowledge A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sitesClassic literature or modern-day treasure--you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
Table of Contents
Life and Background of the Author |
Introduction to the Novel |
Introduction |
A Brief Synopsis |
List of Characters |
Character Map |
Critical Commentaries |
Epigraph |
Part 1 |
Chapter 1 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 2 and 3 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 4 and 5 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 6 and 7 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 8 and 9 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 10 and 11 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Part 2 |
Chapters 12 and 13 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 14 through 16 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 17 through 20 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 21 through 23 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 24 through 26 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 27 and 28 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Chapters 29 through 31 Summary |
Commentary |
Glossary |
Character Analyses |
Scout (Jean Louise) Finch |
Atticus FinchJem Finch and Dill Harris and Boo Radley and Tom Robinson and Aunt Alexandra and Miss Maudie Atkinson and Bob and Mayella Ewell |
Critical Essays |
Racial Relations in the Southern United States |
Comparing To Kill a Mockingbird to Its Movie Version |
CliffsNotes Review |
Q&A |
Identify the Quote |
Essay Questions |
Projects |
CliffsNotes Resource Center |
Books |
Internet |
Send Us Your Favorite Tips |
Index |