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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Contributed by Sharon Fleming
Content
Overview
Context
Characters
Motifs
Themes
Symbols
Plot Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
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Chapter 16
Summary

After the incident with the mob the previous night, the Finch home is very tense. Alexandra is upset the kids snuck out, while Atticus is glad they showed up. As the jury selection for the case begins, Atticus asks the kids to stay away from the courthouse that day. They are very curious because of the people passing their house to the courthouse. During the afternoon session, they stop to pick up Dill and head to the court house; where they find seats in ‘the Colored balcony.

Analysis

The family bond of the Finches is revealed to be even stronger in chapter 16 when Atticus reveals that he protects his children, but they also protect him in a way. Even Dill feels the bond strongly, as indicated by his comment about deterring “a hundred folks with our bare hands” which illustrates his enthusiasm and loyalty to the Finches and that he does not yet possess the ability to examine and observe one’s own mental and emotional processes that Jem has. As the trial begins, Maycomb is revealed as a complex society full of prejudice; a symbol of the world at large.

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