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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 5
Summary

Scout finds herself more omitted from the plans and activities of Jem and Dill as the boys' friendship grows. She begins to spend more time with her widowed neighbor, Maudie Atkinson, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. Miss Maudie tells her that she grew up with Finch siblings at Finch's Landing. She's patient, kind and open-minded, just like Atticus. She tells Scout more about the Radley family and for the first time Scout starts to see Boo as a sad and lonely person, not a monster. She becomes more interested when she discovers Jem and Dill's plan to deliver a note to Boo via a fishing hole through a loose shutter. She agrees and serves as a lookout for Jem as he delivers the not, but they never realize that Atticus is onto them, and he warns them to stop bothering Boo.

Analysis

Scout, Dill and Jem are growing up a little. The boys prefer playing together without Scout’s presence. This causes Scout to experience some sort of an identity crisis, and makes her feel at a crossroads. Throughout the book, other women including her aunt have always told her to act like a lady. Meanwhile, her brother who is some kind of an idol to her, criticizes her for acting ‘like a girl.’ Her conversations with Atticus, Calpurnia and Maudie Atkinson make her accept herself as she is. Through her discussions with Miss Maudie about Boo Radley, Scout begins to feel sympathy for Boo instead of fear. She will have this feeling throughout the rest of the book, and it will have a significant role to play by the end of the story. Miss Maudie also becomes very important to Jem and Scout as a source of advice besides Atticus and Calpurnia.

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