To Kill A Mockingbird (pages 1-19)

Summary

"To kill A Mockingbird" is a story written by Harper lee about the finch family who lived in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 193o's. The finch family consists of Atticus, Jem Scout, and Calpurnia. Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem and no longer has a wife to help him raise the kids since she died when they were very little.Scout and Jem are brother and sister, with Jem being the oldest of them. Calpurnia is the caregiver for the Finch family and was considered family even though she was an African American woman. In the start of the story which is told by Scout, it began with Scout reminiscing about how Jem, her brother, broke his leg. In the summer Jem and Scout made a new friend by the name of Dill. All three of them began to grow a fascination for the Radley family, who was the neighbors that lived down the street. The Radleys' kept to themselves and some people in the town thought that it was wrong what they were doing. This new thrill that Dill, Jem, and Scout had for the Radley is going to result to something bigger than they expected.

Quotation

"But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear itself"( Lee 6).

Reaction

I was fascinated by the last line of the Quote. when I really put some thought into it i realized it was true on a personal level for me. I have nothing to fear but fear itself because me being afraid of something is not much, but failing at what i do can be really scary.